This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zorba suggest that a man best get to know the world?
(a) He says that a man should have relations with many women.
(b) He suggests that a man spend some time being savage and sinful.
(c) He says that a man should go sailing around the world.
(d) He says that a man should try foreign foods.

2. Who publicly defends the accused and attempts to break up the mob which seeks justice for Pavli's death?
(a) Zorba.
(b) Mimiko.
(c) Anagnosti.
(d) The narrator.

3. In a letter to his friend, what does the narrator say his friend inspired him to do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Join a circus.
(c) Pursue a life of physical action.
(d) Go to university.

4. What does the narrator's manuscript become for him?
(a) A guideline for feeling comfortable in the Void.
(b) A blueprint for redesigning the mine.
(c) A war-like attempt to completely remove the prophet from his soul.
(d) A meditation on finding true peace.

5. Who is the second person to offer the narrator and Zorba lodging in Crete?
(a) The village elder.
(b) The monks.
(c) The local baker.
(d) The pharmacist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?

2. Who reports that a widow has lost her sheep and is offering a reward for it?

3. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

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

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

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?

It got in the way of his pottery.

2. Who reports that a widow has lost her sheep and is offering a reward for it?

Mimiko.

3. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

A young woman.

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

The temptation of Buddha by the Evil One.

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

Zorba.