This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?
(a) He says it will disrupt the island's way of life without offering solutions for making it better.
(b) He says it is all lies anyway.
(c) He says that Anagnosti will kill him if he does.
(d) He says that the people of Crete believe in equality of the sexes already.

2. What does Zorba indicate would be the worst thing the narrator could do to Anagnosti?
(a) Leave his celebration.
(b) Cast down his religion.
(c) Hire him at the mine.
(d) Kill his children.

3. What does Zorba tell the narrator he should have done before going to bed the night before in chapter 4?
(a) Zorba tells him that he should have meditated.
(b) He tells him he should have cleaned the house.
(c) He says the narrator should have told Dame Hortense how beautiful she is.
(d) He tells the narrator that he should have made some work notes for the following day.

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

5. What gift does Madame Hortense present to Zorba when he returns from the monastery?
(a) A boat.
(b) A pair of wedding rings.
(c) A new pair of pants.
(d) A small clay statue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?

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

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

4. What does Demetrios want to show Zorba and the narrator?

5. As the narrator gets to know the mine workers, what does he talk to them about?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?

He begins the writing of his manuscript.

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

He wants to forget about Buddha.

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. What does Demetrios want to show Zorba and the narrator?

His clay nun.

5. As the narrator gets to know the mine workers, what does he talk to them about?

Socialist ideas.