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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator feel like he can forget about the Enlightened One?
(a) He has finished his Buddha Manuscript.
(b) His sexual relationship is more fulfilling that meditation.
(c) Mining is all that he cares about now.
(d) He has become engrossed with the physical world.

2. Who publicly defends the accused and attempts to break up the mob which seeks justice for Pavli's death?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Zorba.
(c) Mimiko.
(d) Anagnosti.

3. What reason does Zorba give for having attacked his old boss?
(a) He says the man cheated him.
(b) He claims the man kissed his girlfriend.
(c) He offers no excuse or reason.
(d) He says the man tried to assault him first.

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

5. After receiving a letter from his friend in Chapter 25, who does the narrator warn when he feels a sense of danger?
(a) Zorba.
(b) He decides the feeling is nothing, so he does nothing and goes to sleep.
(c) His soldier friend.
(d) Zaharia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Zaharia say inspired his mission?

2. For what do the villagers gather to watch in Chapter 20?

3. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

4. With what does the narrator compare his lustful feelings for the widow to?

5. In Chapter 16,what type of power does the narrator attempt to describe?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. Who does Zaharia say inspired his mission?

Archangel Michael.

2. For what do the villagers gather to watch in Chapter 20?

Zorba celebrates the beginning of the railway construction.

3. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?

The tale of his birth.

4. With what does the narrator compare his lustful feelings for the widow to?

The temptation of Buddha by the Evil One.

5. In Chapter 16,what type of power does the narrator attempt to describe?

The power of the mind concentrated on one thing.