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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Killed a woman.
(b) Fathered a child.
(c) Been to Italy.
(d) Fought in a war.

3. What good omen marks the narrator and Zorba's morning on the day work is to begin on the railway?
(a) Children singing in the streets.
(b) White flowers blooming outside their window.
(c) Candles that Madame Hortense has lit.
(d) A light breeze sweeping the fog away.

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

5. In a letter to the narrator, Zorba indicates that he has a devil living inside of him who is like Zorba in every way except what?
(a) It has warts.
(b) It does not like romance.
(c) It refuses to grow old.
(d) It loves philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. After rescuing Zorba from being captured, what happens to the widow in his war story?

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

3. What does Zorba say prompted him to quit the army?

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

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

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. After rescuing Zorba from being captured, what happens to the widow in his war story?

She dies when Zorba sets her village on fire.

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

Any sexual adventure.

3. What does Zorba say prompted him to quit the army?

Seeing the orphans of a priest he killed.

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

He requests that he return immediately.

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

His immediate passions.