1. How does Zorba change his appearance while in Candia?
(a) He grew a beard.
(b) He shaved his head.
(c) He dyed his hair black.
(d) He bought new gold hoop earrings.

2. What happens when the first log is tested on the new railway?
(a) The structure shakes unsteadily, but the log makes it all the way.
(b) The structure is sound, and the log reaches its destination.
(c) It rail system works well but is in need of a few minor adjustments.
(d) The whole structure shakes and the log is destroyed along the way.

3. What news does the monk Zaharia bring in Chapter 24?
(a) He wants to become a lignite miner.
(b) He robbed the monastery.
(c) He has quit his life at the monastery.
(d) He has burned down the monastery.

4. How do the negotiations over land between Zorba and the abbot begin?
(a) They agree completely to the original negotiation.
(b) The abbot charges a lesser amount to prove his devotion to a higher power.
(c) Zorba insists that they pay more.
(d) The abbot tries to charge more money than agreed upon.

5. What language does Zorba teach the narrator in chapter 25?
(a) Dance.
(b) Latin.
(c) Italian.
(d) Old Greek.

6. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?
(a) The old man talks too much.
(b) The old man smokes too many cigarettes.
(c) The old man does not treat his wife as an equal.
(d) The old man insists that it's sinful to mark one's preference for certain foods.

7. What concept does the narrator come up with when formulating his ideas about death?
(a) Spirit of the body.
(b) Sacred awe.
(c) Death by philosophy.
(d) Sacred body.

8. What is the narrator's topic of conversation with the Mother Superior?
(a) The cross.
(b) Eternity.
(c) Blood.
(d) The Martyred Virgin.

9. On what activity does the narrator try to instruct Zorba in Chapter 16?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Writing his thoughts down.
(c) Playing the Santuri.
(d) Meditation.

10. What gift does Madame Hortense present to Zorba when he returns from the monastery?
(a) A pair of wedding rings.
(b) A small clay statue.
(c) A boat.
(d) A new pair of pants.

11. Whose death is sought after to avenge Pavli's death?
(a) Madame Hortense.
(b) The widow.
(c) Mimiko.
(d) Anagnosti.

12. What message does the narrator tell Madame Hortense that Zorba has sent from Candia?
(a) He tells her that Zorba says he is never returning.
(b) He tells her that Zorba has proposed marriage to her.
(c) He says that Zorba wants to stay longer in the city.
(d) He reports that Zorba has said he wants a raise.

13. For what action is Zorba trying to make up for by his actions in Chapter 18?
(a) Cheating the abbot.
(b) Proposing to Madame Hortense.
(c) Spending all of the narrator's money in Candia.
(d) All of the stealing he did as a young boy.

14. In Chapter 15, what does the narrator momentarily believe is his last obstacle to freedom?
(a) Zorba.
(b) The widow.
(c) Mining.
(d) Buddha.

15. How does Zorba feel about the narrator's false promises made while Zorba was in Candia?
(a) He is extremely sad but willing to follow through.
(b) He is angry but willing to follow through on the promise.
(c) He is thrilled.
(d) He is so angry that he ends their friendship.