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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has historically impacted Crete and the Cretan people more than anything else?
(a) Religious ceremonies.
(b) Movie theaters.
(c) Carnivals.
(d) Wars.

2. In a letter to his friend, what does the narrator say his friend inspired him to do?
(a) Go to university.
(b) Get married.
(c) Join a circus.
(d) Pursue a life of physical action.

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

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

5. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?
(a) A love story.
(b) The tale of his birth.
(c) Noah's Ark.
(d) The ancient civilization of Crete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Zorba's beliefs about the existence of God?

2. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

3. Who were Madame Hortense's four great loves?

4. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?

5. The narrator warn Zorba that such passions may lead to the removal of what body part?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What are Zorba's beliefs about the existence of God?

He does not personally believe in God but believes religion is essential to civilization.

2. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

Fearfully.

3. Who were Madame Hortense's four great loves?

Four admirals from England, France, Italy, Russia.

4. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?

He begins the writing of his manuscript.

5. The narrator warn Zorba that such passions may lead to the removal of what body part?

The sexual organs.