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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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 dies when Zorba sets her village on fire.
(c) She runs away to live in a distant village.
(d) She dies in childbirth.

4. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?
(a) His immediate passions.
(b) Madame Hortense.
(c) His "honest" wife.
(d) The narrator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his story, what does Zorba's grandfather tell the old soldier about the piece of wood he gives him?

2. At the feast at Noussa's house, what does Zorba say happened after he gave the toast?

3. For what do the villagers gather to watch in Chapter 20?

4. 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?

5. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. In his story, what does Zorba's grandfather tell the old soldier about the piece of wood he gives him?

He says it's part of the True Cross.

2. At the feast at Noussa's house, what does Zorba say happened after he gave the toast?

An orgy.

3. For what do the villagers gather to watch in Chapter 20?

Zorba celebrates the beginning of the railway construction.

4. 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?

It refuses to grow old.

5. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

A young woman.