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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are Zorba's beliefs about the existence of God?
(a) He believes in a higher power but not in religion.
(b) He looks to Anagnosti for all of his religious questions and shares his beliefs.
(c) He is a Christian.
(d) He does not personally believe in God but believes religion is essential to civilization.

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

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

5. How does Zorba feel about women?
(a) He believes they are intellectually superior to men.
(b) He feels closer to them than he does to men.
(c) He does not take them seriously but enjoys them physically.
(d) He doesn't speak to them but looks constantly for a wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the celebration in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?

3. When Zorba and the narrator refuse Mavrandoni's offer of hospitality, what does he say about them?

4. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

5. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What happens at the celebration in Chapter 5?

The castration of pigs.

2. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?

He says it will disrupt the island's way of life without offering solutions for making it better.

3. When Zorba and the narrator refuse Mavrandoni's offer of hospitality, what does he say about them?

He says they are free to choose.

4. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

The tale of his birth.

5. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?

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