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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?
(a) The narrator.
(b) His immediate passions.
(c) His "honest" wife.
(d) Madame Hortense.

2. What act has Zorba performed that symbolizes the connection between freedom and manliness?
(a) He cut part of his ear off because it was larger than the other.
(b) He carried everyone's bags onto the ship.
(c) He brutally killed hundreds of people in the revolution.
(d) He cut part of his finger off because it got in the way of his pottery.

3. Who claims the right to pronounce judgment on the widow regarding Pavli's death?
(a) Mavrandoni.
(b) Zorba.
(c) Anagnosti.
(d) Manolakas.

4. How does Zorba live his life?
(a) He lives like every day is his last.
(b) He reads books that instruct him how to live.
(c) He moves about suspecting that everyone wants to hurt him.
(d) He trusts that other people will show him how to live.

5. How does Zorba change his appearance while in Candia?
(a) He dyed his hair black.
(b) He shaved his head.
(c) He grew a beard.
(d) He bought new gold hoop earrings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?

2. Who reports that a widow has lost her sheep and is offering a reward for it?

3. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

4. What happens at the mine in Chapter 9?

5. Why does Zorba refuse to sleep with Madame Hortense in Chapter 19?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?

Nothing. He is unable to approach her.

2. Who reports that a widow has lost her sheep and is offering a reward for it?

Mimiko.

3. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

The tale of his birth.

4. What happens at the mine in Chapter 9?

It collapses.

5. Why does Zorba refuse to sleep with Madame Hortense in Chapter 19?

It is lent.