Zorba the Greek Test | Final Test - Easy

Final Test

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. With whom does Zorba begin a romance?
a) A young widowed mother.
b) A nun.
c) A strange woman walking on the beach.
d) Dame Hortense.

2. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?
a) He takes a long walk on the beach.
b) He makes a map of the mine.
c) He begins a romance with Madame Hortense.
d) He begins the writing of his manuscript.

3. In a letter to his friend, what does the narrator say his friend inspired him to do?
a) Get married.
b) Go to university.
c) Pursue a life of physical action.
d) Join a circus.

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

5. After receiving a letter from his friend in Chapter 25, who does the narrator warn when he feels a sense of danger?
a) Zaharia.
b) His soldier friend.
c) He decides the feeling is nothing, so he does nothing and goes to sleep.
d) Zorba.

6. What happens when the fourth log is tested on the rail system?
a) The entire system collapses.
b) The operations appear to have been repaired to perfection.
c) The system cracks and the log gets jammed.
d) The system is still shaky, but the log reaches its destination.

7. What painting does Zorba present to Madame Hortense?
a) A painting of her as a goddess.
b) A portrait of the two of them in a garden.
c) A portrait of the two of them in front of a castle.
d) A painting of her as a siren leading battleships.

8. What does Zorba say prompted him to quit the army?
a) seeing children murdered.
b) Seeing the orphans of a priest he killed.
c) Being trapped in a trench with dead bodies.
d) Torching a village.

9. What does Madame Hortense want from Zorba in Chapter 19?
a) To impregnate her.
b) To be married immediately.
c) To support her.
d) To build them a new house.

10. Why does Zorba begin to feel restless and depressed while in Candia?
a) He is going to be a father.
b) He realizes he's aging.
c) He has suddenly become afraid of mining.
d) He has fallen in love.

11. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?
a) Never die.
b) Never leave Crete.
c) Play a musical instrument when happy.
d) Cook a delicious soup.

12. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?
a) She committed suicide.
b) She went back to her home village to care for her sick mother.
c) She eloped with a soldier.
d) She mysteriously vanished.

13. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) 1

14. In Chapter 16,what type of power does the narrator attempt to describe?
a) The power of a sexual relationship.
b) The power of the rail system.
c) The power of the mind concentrated on one thing.
d) The power of the human body.

15. About what does Zorba confront the miners?
a) Failing to get their picks before exiting.
b) Taking long lunch breaks.
c) Leaving lanterns lit inside.
d) Not following the proper safety procedures.

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer the question with a short answer.

1. What is the statue of Our Lady of Revenge notorious for?

2. What do the narrator and Zorba do on Easter Sunday?

3. What does the narrator do when Zorba displays frustration with the miners?

4. When the narrator loses everything, what does he find?

5. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?