This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which category does Zorba think his boss strives for with his food?
(a) Love and kindness.
(b) Fat and manure.
(c) Work.
(d) God.

2. What supposedly happens to the Martyred Virgin once every year?
(a) It bleeds from a chiseled wound.
(b) It cries tears of blood.
(c) It draws a warring army.
(d) It causes storms.

3. With what does the narrator begin to equate Buddha?
(a) The onset of true peace.
(b) Successful mining operations.
(c) A new, evolved civilization.
(d) The Void and the end of civilization.

4. When the narrator meets an old man on the trail, where does the man ask if he's headed?
(a) The garden.
(b) The convent.
(c) The river.
(d) The pub.

5. Why does Zorba watch the widow's home?
(a) He wants to steal from her.
(b) He wants to make sure she is not going to bed alone.
(c) He wants to protect her from Mimiko.
(d) He wants to make sure the narrator is not sneaking into her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Zorba is away, who invites the narrator to visit Africa?

2. In Chapter 15, what does the narrator momentarily believe is his last obstacle to freedom?

3. Who does Zorba offer to take the place of in Madame Hortense's world?

4. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?

5. In Chapter 3, what is the narrator reading when Zorba asks him to come in for lunch?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. While Zorba is away, who invites the narrator to visit Africa?

Karayannis.

2. In Chapter 15, what does the narrator momentarily believe is his last obstacle to freedom?

Buddha.

3. Who does Zorba offer to take the place of in Madame Hortense's world?

Canavaro.

4. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?

A priest crosses his path.

5. In Chapter 3, what is the narrator reading when Zorba asks him to come in for lunch?

Dante.