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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?
(a) The narrator.
(b) His "honest" wife.
(c) His immediate passions.
(d) Madame Hortense.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who mocks the bishop's theories?

2. From whom must Zorba and the narrator rent land for the timber rail project?

3. What gift does Mimiko deliver from the accused in Pavli's death?

4. The narrator warn Zorba that such passions may lead to the removal of what body part?

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

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Who mocks the bishop's theories?

Zorba.

2. From whom must Zorba and the narrator rent land for the timber rail project?

Monks at the monastery.

3. What gift does Mimiko deliver from the accused in Pavli's death?

A basket of oranges.

4. The narrator warn Zorba that such passions may lead to the removal of what body part?

The sexual organs.

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

Nothing. He is unable to approach her.