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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Zorba give for having attacked his old boss?
(a) He says the man cheated him.
(b) He offers no excuse or reason.
(c) He says the man tried to assault him first.
(d) He claims the man kissed his girlfriend.

2. Why does the narrator say that the sexual organs may get in the way of freedom?
(a) He says that being promiscuous can keep a man from going to heaven.
(b) He says that sexual thoughts can keep a person from being productive.
(c) He says that the need to have children keeps people from living full lives.
(d) He says that clothing that doesn't fit correctly restricts freedom.

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

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

5. Who takes charge when the work begins in the mine?
(a) Zorba.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The narrator's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorba think is the best way to run the mine?

2. What or who does the narrator live for?

3. In Chapter 3, what is the narrator reading when Zorba asks him to come in for lunch?

4. What is the primary message in the book that the narrator is reading?

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

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What does Zorba think is the best way to run the mine?

Cruel authority.

2. What or who does the narrator live for?

God.

3. In Chapter 3, what is the narrator reading when Zorba asks him to come in for lunch?

Dante.

4. What is the primary message in the book that the narrator is reading?

It emphasizes the virtue of possessing nothing.

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

Finger.