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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the primary message in the book that the narrator is reading?
(a) It emphasizes the virtue of possessing nothing.
(b) It exhibits the excellence of true love.
(c) It offers instruction on running a mine.
(d) It makes an example of the inefficiency of bookworms.

3. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3

4. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?
(a) Mining.
(b) Sex.
(c) Going to war.
(d) Playing a musical instrument.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the second person to offer the narrator and Zorba lodging in Crete?

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

4. In a letter to his friend, what does the narrator say his friend inspired him to do?

5. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

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

Boss.

2. Who is the second person to offer the narrator and Zorba lodging in Crete?

The village elder.

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

Never die.

4. In a letter to his friend, what does the narrator say his friend inspired him to do?

Pursue a life of physical action.

5. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?

Finger.