This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the narrator's soldier friend say his greatest actions will be owed credit?
(a) Rembrandt's "Warrior."
(b) The narrator.
(c) Sampson from the Bible.
(d) His father.

2. What does the narrator do on his first morning in Crete?
(a) He goes to the market.
(b) He discusses his plans for the mine with Zorba.
(c) He takes a stroll through the countryside.
(d) He reads the Bible.

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

4. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?
(a) Playing a musical instrument.
(b) Going to war.
(c) Mining.
(d) Sex.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

2. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?

3. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?

4. What is the narrator's second goal at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Zorba tells the narrator stories about the island. What kind of events does he describe?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

Dame Hortense.

2. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?

He says it will disrupt the island's way of life without offering solutions for making it better.

3. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?

Communication.

4. What is the narrator's second goal at the end of Chapter 4?

He wants to be more grounded in the physical world of men.

5. Zorba tells the narrator stories about the island. What kind of events does he describe?

Wars and revolutions.