This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zorba refuse to sleep with Madame Hortense in Chapter 19?
(a) It is lent.
(b) He believes God wants them to wait until marriage.
(c) He is unable to perform.
(d) He is ill.

2. Who does Zorba offer to take the place of in Madame Hortense's world?
(a) Canavaro.
(b) Mavrandoni.
(c) Her parrot.
(d) The narrator.

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

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

5. What does the narrator request of Zorba when he remains in Candia for longer than expected?
(a) He asks that he never return.
(b) He requests that he return immediately.
(c) He requests that he double the supplies purchase.
(d) He asks that he bring food when he returns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zorba's response when the narrator asks him how many times he has been married?

2. After rescuing Zorba from being captured, what happens to the widow in his war story?

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

4. What startles the narrator from his sleep at the monastery?

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

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What is Zorba's response when the narrator asks him how many times he has been married?

Once honestly and twice half-honestly.

2. After rescuing Zorba from being captured, what happens to the widow in his war story?

She dies when Zorba sets her village on fire.

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

Karayannis.

4. What startles the narrator from his sleep at the monastery?

A gun shot.

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

He has a brush with death.