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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?
(a) A young woman.
(b) His long lost brother.
(c) His ex-wife.
(d) His former best friend.

2. What is Zorba's response when the narrator asks him how many times he has been married?
(a) Three times.
(b) Once honestly and twice half-honestly.
(c) Four times.
(d) Twice honestly and once half-honestly.

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

4. How does Lola refer to Zorba?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Son.
(d) Grandad.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?

4. What does the narrator request of Zorba when he remains in Candia for longer than expected?

5. What are the names of Zorba's two "half-honest" lovers?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. 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.

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

Any sexual adventure.

3. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?

She eloped with a soldier.

4. What does the narrator request of Zorba when he remains in Candia for longer than expected?

He requests that he return immediately.

5. What are the names of Zorba's two "half-honest" lovers?

Sophinka and Noussa.