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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator warn Zorba that such passions may lead to the removal of what body part?
(a) The ears.
(b) The brain.
(c) The achilles.
(d) The sexual organs.

2. From whom must Zorba and the narrator rent land for the timber rail project?
(a) Anagnosti.
(b) The governor of Crete.
(c) Madame Hortense.
(d) Monks at the monastery.

3. Who does the narrator receive letters from in Chapter 12?
(a) Karayannis and Zorba.
(b) Karayannis and his father.
(c) His mother and his old friend.
(d) His old friend and Karayannis.

4. What does the narrator do on his first morning in Crete?
(a) He goes to the market.
(b) He takes a stroll through the countryside.
(c) He discusses his plans for the mine with Zorba.
(d) He reads the Bible.

5. What pact do the narrator and his best friend make before parting?
(a) They agree to one day own a lignite mine together.
(b) They agree to telepathically warn one another of danger.
(c) They agree to fight in the war together.
(d) They agree to a double wedding when they reunite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the new friend the narrator makes at the beginning of the novel?

2. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?

3. What message does the narrator tell Madame Hortense that Zorba has sent from Candia?

4. On what activity does the narrator try to instruct Zorba in Chapter 16?

5. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What is the name of the new friend the narrator makes at the beginning of the novel?

Zorba.

2. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?

The old man does not treat his wife as an equal.

3. What message does the narrator tell Madame Hortense that Zorba has sent from Candia?

He tells her that Zorba has proposed marriage to her.

4. On what activity does the narrator try to instruct Zorba in Chapter 16?

Meditation.

5. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?

He wants to forget about Buddha.