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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator see as he is walking toward the village on Easter?
(a) Buddha.
(b) The widow.
(c) Zorba.
(d) Madame Hortense.

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

3. Who does the narrator receive letters from in Chapter 12?
(a) Karayannis and his father.
(b) His mother and his old friend.
(c) His old friend and Karayannis.
(d) Karayannis and Zorba.

4. Who kills the widow and how is it done?
(a) Mavrandoni stabs her in the heart.
(b) Manolakas cuts her head off.
(c) Mavrandoni cuts her head off.
(d) Zorba accidentally shoots her while trying to shoot Manolakas.

5. Why does Zorba watch the widow's home?
(a) He wants to steal from her.
(b) He wants to make sure she is not going to bed alone.
(c) He wants to protect her from Mimiko.
(d) He wants to make sure the narrator is not sneaking into her house.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the great plan that Zorba reveals to the narrator in Chapter 6?

4. How does Zorba treat women for the most part?

5. Who challenges Zorba to a knife fight near the widow's garden?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

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

Pursue a life of physical action.

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

3

3. What is the great plan that Zorba reveals to the narrator in Chapter 6?

He wants to develop a cable system for transporting timber.

4. How does Zorba treat women for the most part?

He is mostly very kind.

5. Who challenges Zorba to a knife fight near the widow's garden?

Manolakas.