This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 mysteriously vanished.
(d) She eloped with a soldier.

2. Before going to bed the night before beginning work on the railway, what does the narrator ask Zorba if he's ever done?
(a) Fought in a war.
(b) Been to Italy.
(c) Fathered a child.
(d) Killed a woman.

3. How did Zorba temporarily keep track of his sexual relationships?
(a) He asked his mother to remember his list of lovers.
(b) He recorded the names of the women in a small book.
(c) He cut off a lock of each lover's hair.
(d) He carved notches in the side of a boat.

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

5. After rescuing Zorba from being captured, what happens to the widow in his war story?
(a) He marries her and is with her for several years.
(b) She runs away to live in a distant village.
(c) She dies in childbirth.
(d) She dies when Zorba sets her village on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorba mean when he describes being married "dishonestly"?

2. What good omen marks the narrator and Zorba's morning on the day work is to begin on the railway?

3. What is Zorba's response when the narrator asks him how many times he has been married?

4. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?

5. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What does Zorba mean when he describes being married "dishonestly"?

Any sexual adventure.

2. What good omen marks the narrator and Zorba's morning on the day work is to begin on the railway?

White flowers blooming outside their window.

3. What is Zorba's response when the narrator asks him how many times he has been married?

Once honestly and twice half-honestly.

4. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?

His immediate passions.

5. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

A young woman.