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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Lola refer to Zorba?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

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

She eloped with a soldier.

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

An orgy.

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

Sophinka and Noussa.

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

Seeing the orphans of a priest he killed.

5. How does Lola refer to Zorba?

Grandad.