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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zorba suggest that a man best get to know the world?
(a) He says that a man should try foreign foods.
(b) He says that a man should have relations with many women.
(c) He says that a man should go sailing around the world.
(d) He suggests that a man spend some time being savage and sinful.

2. Who does Zaharia say inspired his mission?
(a) Demetrios.
(b) The abbot.
(c) Archangel Michael.
(d) The Holy Spirit.

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

4. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?
(a) He loses his job at the mine.
(b) He falls in love with a woman.
(c) He grows interested in philosophy.
(d) A priest crosses his path.

5. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 4

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Zorba and the narrator meet as they climb the mountain?

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

3. What does the narrator decide about the poetry he has always loved?

4. When the narrator loses everything, what does he find?

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

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Who do Zorba and the narrator meet as they climb the mountain?

Zaharia.

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

He tells her that Zorba has proposed marriage to her.

3. What does the narrator decide about the poetry he has always loved?

It is worthless and does not relate to the true human experience.

4. When the narrator loses everything, what does he find?

Happiness.

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

A gun shot.