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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of her lovers' names does Madame Hortense's parrot repeat?
(a) Nowacka.
(b) Baudrillard.
(c) Canavaro.
(d) Johnson.

2. Why does Zorba travel to town in Chapter 12?
(a) To buy Madame Hortense many fine gifts.
(b) To hire a prostitute.
(c) To find a new job.
(d) To buy supplies for the mine.

3. What does the narrator mostly do while Zorba works in the mine?
(a) He works on his writing.
(b) He romances Madame Hortense.
(c) He also works in the mine.
(d) He swims in the ocean.

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

5. 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 causes storms.
(d) It draws a warring army.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the great plan that Zorba reveals to the narrator in Chapter 6?

4. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?

5. What is the narrator's topic of conversation with the Mother Superior?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

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

Dante.

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

A priest crosses his path.

3. What is the great plan that Zorba reveals to the narrator in Chapter 6?

He wants to develop a cable system for transporting timber.

4. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?

Communication.

5. What is the narrator's topic of conversation with the Mother Superior?

Eternity.