This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator depict Madame Hortense?
(a) As intensely beautiful.
(b) Comically and unattractively.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Witchy.

2. What does Zorba indicate would be the worst thing the narrator could do to Anagnosti?
(a) Hire him at the mine.
(b) Leave his celebration.
(c) Cast down his religion.
(d) Kill his children.

3. What or who does the narrator's long-time friend live for?
(a) The narrator.
(b) God.
(c) Women.
(d) Mankind.

4. Which of her lovers' names does Madame Hortense's parrot repeat?
(a) Nowacka.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Canavaro.
(d) Baudrillard.

5. What does Zorba promise the narrator upon the initiation of their friendship?
(a) He promises to cook him soup and play him music.
(b) He promises to do all of his cooking and cleaning.
(c) He promises to make him a fortune.
(d) He promises to find him a wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator hire to help him mine lignite on the island?

2. While Zorba and the narrator are in the shop, who runs past the window?

3. What or who does Zorba live for?

4. While Zorba is away, who invites the narrator to visit Africa?

5. How did Zorba temporarily keep track of his sexual relationships?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Who does the narrator hire to help him mine lignite on the island?

Zorba.

2. While Zorba and the narrator are in the shop, who runs past the window?

A beautiful widow.

3. What or who does Zorba live for?

Man as individual.

4. While Zorba is away, who invites the narrator to visit Africa?

Karayannis.

5. How did Zorba temporarily keep track of his sexual relationships?

He cut off a lock of each lover's hair.