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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?
(a) A priest crosses his path.
(b) He loses his job at the mine.
(c) He falls in love with a woman.
(d) He grows interested in philosophy.

2. For what action does Zorba grow proud of the narrator?
(a) The narrator decides to join the army.
(b) The narrator strikes a huge load of lignite.
(c) The narrator stands up to the villagers about their sinful ways.
(d) The narrator finally pursues the widow.

3. Who does Zorba blame for Madame Hortense's promiscuity?
(a) God.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A priest.
(d) Her father.

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

5. What happens to Gavrili in the night at the monastery?
(a) He is raped.
(b) He thinks he hears God speaking to him.
(c) He is murdered by his lover.
(d) He is held hostage by invaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?

2. With whom does Zorba begin a romance?

3. Why does the narrator feel like he can forget about the Enlightened One?

4. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?

5. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?

Sex.

2. With whom does Zorba begin a romance?

Dame Hortense.

3. Why does the narrator feel like he can forget about the Enlightened One?

He has finished his Buddha Manuscript.

4. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?

The old man does not treat his wife as an equal.

5. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

A young woman.