This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?
(a) Finger.
(b) Toe.
(c) Arm.
(d) Ear.

2. What does the narrator remember his grandfather doing?
(a) He started a mining business.
(b) He sailed around the world.
(c) He had many lovers.
(d) He demanded stories from his guests.

3. What does Zorba tell the narrator he should have done before going to bed the night before in chapter 4?
(a) He tells the narrator that he should have made some work notes for the following day.
(b) He tells him he should have cleaned the house.
(c) He says the narrator should have told Dame Hortense how beautiful she is.
(d) Zorba tells him that he should have meditated.

4. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?
(a) A village elder.
(b) A young boy.
(c) A monk.
(d) Dame Hortense.

5. How does Zorba suggest that a man best get to know the world?
(a) He says that a man should have relations with many women.
(b) He says that a man should go sailing around the world.
(c) He suggests that a man spend some time being savage and sinful.
(d) He says that a man should try foreign foods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?

2. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

3. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?

4. What does the narrator remember his friend teasing him about?

5. How does Zorba believe a man should treat a woman?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?

The two argued rather than expressing love.

2. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

Fearfully.

3. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?

It got in the way of his pottery.

4. What does the narrator remember his friend teasing him about?

Being a bookworm rather than an adventurer.

5. How does Zorba believe a man should treat a woman?

He should tell her she's beautiful no matter what.