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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?
(a) The two got into a fist fight before his friend left.
(b) He thinks his friend will find a new best friend.
(c) He thinks his friend hates him.
(d) The two argued rather than expressing love.

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

3. In a letter to the narrator, Zorba indicates that he has a devil living inside of him who is like Zorba in every way except what?
(a) It does not like romance.
(b) It refuses to grow old.
(c) It has warts.
(d) It loves philosophy.

4. What gift does Mimiko deliver from the accused in Pavli's death?
(a) A basket of oranges.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) An aromatic oil.
(d) A loaf of bread.

5. In pleasing Madame Hortense, to whom does Zorba compare himself?
(a) A monk.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death is sought after to avenge Pavli's death?

2. How did Zorba temporarily keep track of his sexual relationships?

3. What happens to Gavrili in the night at the monastery?

4. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

5. Who does Zorba say is having a sexual relationship with his student?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Whose death is sought after to avenge Pavli's death?

The widow.

2. How did Zorba temporarily keep track of his sexual relationships?

He cut off a lock of each lover's hair.

3. What happens to Gavrili in the night at the monastery?

He is murdered by his lover.

4. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?

A young woman.

5. Who does Zorba say is having a sexual relationship with his student?

Demetrios.