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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?
(a) She went back to her home village to care for her sick mother.
(b) She mysteriously vanished.
(c) She eloped with a soldier.
(d) She committed suicide.

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

3. What or who does the narrator live for?
(a) Women.
(b) Mankind.
(c) Zorba.
(d) God.

4. What does Zorba tell the narrator that God would rather him do?
(a) God would rather him work at the mine than attend a celebration.
(b) God would rather him go to church than work at the mine.
(c) God would rather him visit the widow than go to church.
(d) God would rather him celebrate Christmas than work on his writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do when Zorba displays frustration with the miners?

2. How does Zorba describe God?

3. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?

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

5. What painting does Zorba present to Madame Hortense?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What does the narrator do when Zorba displays frustration with the miners?

He calls a lunch break.

2. How does Zorba describe God?

He describes him as a crazier and wilder version of himself.

3. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?

Nothing. He is unable to approach her.

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

The temptation of Buddha by the Evil One.

5. What painting does Zorba present to Madame Hortense?

A painting of her as a siren leading battleships.