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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What painting does Zorba present to Madame Hortense?
(a) A portrait of the two of them in a garden.
(b) A painting of her as a goddess.
(c) A portrait of the two of them in front of a castle.
(d) A painting of her as a siren leading battleships.

2. What is the name of the new friend the narrator makes at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Crete.
(b) Santuri.
(c) Zorba.
(d) The Devil.

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

4. 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 find him a wife.
(d) He promises to make him a fortune.

5. Who does the narrator receive letters from in Chapter 12?
(a) Karayannis and his father.
(b) His old friend and Karayannis.
(c) Karayannis and Zorba.
(d) His mother and his old friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator end the letter to his friend in Chapter 8?

3. What makes the narrator want the widow even more?

4. With what does the narrator compare his lustful feelings for the widow to?

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

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. 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.

2. How does the narrator end the letter to his friend in Chapter 8?

He tells him that he has love for him.

3. What makes the narrator want the widow even more?

He has a brush with death.

4. With what does the narrator compare his lustful feelings for the widow to?

The temptation of Buddha by the Evil One.

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

Karayannis.