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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?
(a) The tale of his birth.
(b) The ancient civilization of Crete.
(c) Noah's Ark.
(d) A love story.

2. Who were Madame Hortense's four great loves?
(a) Two pilots from America and two from Germany.
(b) Four chefs from Italy, France, Spain, and Poland.
(c) Four thieves from Crete.
(d) Four admirals from England, France, Italy, Russia.

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

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

5. How does the narrator end the letter to his friend in Chapter 8?
(a) He suggests they not see one another again.
(b) He tells him that he wishes he too were at war.
(c) He tells him that he has love for him.
(d) He reveals his plans for the mine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator say that the sexual organs may get in the way of freedom?

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

4. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?

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 the narrator say that the sexual organs may get in the way of freedom?

He says that being promiscuous can keep a man from going to heaven.

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

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

4. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?

He wants to forget about Buddha.

5. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?

Never die.