This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what action is Zorba trying to make up for by his actions in Chapter 18?
(a) All of the stealing he did as a young boy.
(b) Spending all of the narrator's money in Candia.
(c) Proposing to Madame Hortense.
(d) Cheating the abbot.

2. Who fights the mob leader in an attempt to save the widow?
(a) Mavrandoni.
(b) the narrator.
(c) Pavli.
(d) Zorba.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon his return from Candia, what does Zorba encourage the narrator to quickly get started on?

2. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

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

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

5. What act has Zorba performed that symbolizes the connection between freedom and manliness?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Upon his return from Candia, what does Zorba encourage the narrator to quickly get started on?

The timber rail project.

2. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

Dame Hortense.

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

Finger.

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

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

5. What act has Zorba performed that symbolizes the connection between freedom and manliness?

He cut part of his finger off because it got in the way of his pottery.