This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator do on his first morning in Crete?
(a) He takes a stroll through the countryside.
(b) He reads the Bible.
(c) He goes to the market.
(d) He discusses his plans for the mine with Zorba.

2. Why does Zorba suggest that the narrator should burn his library?
(a) Because the books are unrelated to mining.
(b) Because the books are romantic.
(c) Because his books don't celebrate nature enough.
(d) Because the books are religious.

3. Who is the second person to offer the narrator and Zorba lodging in Crete?
(a) The monks.
(b) The village elder.
(c) The pharmacist.
(d) The local baker.

4. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?
(a) It hurt constantly.
(b) It got in the way of his pottery.
(c) It was too big.
(d) It was strangely colored.

5. When Zorba and the narrator refuse Mavrandoni's offer of hospitality, what does he say about them?
(a) He says they are ungrateful.
(b) He calls Madame Hortense mean names.
(c) He says that he thinks they must be very hungry.
(d) He says they are free to choose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

2. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?

3. Although the narrator remains unnamed, what does Zorba call the narrator?

4. Why does the narrator say that the sexual organs may get in the way of freedom?

5. Who does Zorba suggest that the narrator romantically pursue?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

The tale of his birth.

2. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?

Never die.

3. Although the narrator remains unnamed, what does Zorba call the narrator?

Boss.

4. Why does the narrator say that the sexual organs may get in the way of freedom?

He says that being promiscuous can keep a man from going to heaven.

5. Who does Zorba suggest that the narrator romantically pursue?

The widow.