This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator sitting and thinking at the beginning of the story?
(a) At work.
(b) In a bar.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In his bedroom.

2. What or who does Zorba live for?
(a) God.
(b) Man as individual.
(c) Mankind.
(d) Mining.

3. Who does Zorba suggest that the narrator romantically pursue?
(a) Noussa.
(b) The long lost love of his life.
(c) Madame Hortense.
(d) The widow.

4. Who reports that a widow has lost her sheep and is offering a reward for it?
(a) Anagnosti.
(b) Zorba.
(c) Mimiko.
(d) Manolakus.

5. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?
(a) He makes a map of the mine.
(b) He begins a romance with Madame Hortense.
(c) He takes a long walk on the beach.
(d) He begins the writing of his manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has historically impacted Crete and the Cretan people more than anything else?

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

3. Why does Zorba watch the widow's home?

4. In regards to food, what three categories does Zorba say that the three different types of men turn their food into?

5. With whom does Zorba begin a romance?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What has historically impacted Crete and the Cretan people more than anything else?

Wars.

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

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

3. Why does Zorba watch the widow's home?

He wants to make sure she is not going to bed alone.

4. In regards to food, what three categories does Zorba say that the three different types of men turn their food into?

Fat and manure, work and good humor, and God.

5. With whom does Zorba begin a romance?

Dame Hortense.