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

2. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?
(a) With ridicule.
(b) Joyfully.
(c) With hatred.
(d) Fearfully.

3. What happens at the celebration in Chapter 5?
(a) The slaughter of sheep.
(b) The eating of elaborate cakes.
(c) The castration of pigs.
(d) Several marriage ceremonies.

4. How does Zorba describe God?
(a) He likens him to the mine.
(b) He describes him as "ether."
(c) He describes him as peaceful and quiet.
(d) He describes him as a crazier and wilder version of himself.

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

6. What is the name of the new friend the narrator makes at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Zorba.
(b) Santuri.
(c) Crete.
(d) The Devil.

7. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?
(a) Finger.
(b) Ear.
(c) Toe.
(d) Arm.

8. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?
(a) His "honest" wife.
(b) Madame Hortense.
(c) The narrator.
(d) His immediate passions.

9. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?
(a) He takes a long walk on the beach.
(b) He makes a map of the mine.
(c) He begins the writing of his manuscript.
(d) He begins a romance with Madame Hortense.

10. Zorba tells the narrator stories about the island. What kind of events does he describe?
(a) Wars and revolutions.
(b) Carnivals and circuses.
(c) Feasts and birthdays.
(d) Rape and thievery.

11. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?
(a) Going to war.
(b) Mining.
(c) Playing a musical instrument.
(d) Sex.

12. What does Zorba do when he hears his boss talking to the workmen?
(a) He throws his boss out of the mine.
(b) He asks his boss to record the men's work hours.
(c) He asks his boss to get them lunch.
(d) He tells his boss that they are lazy.

13. In which category does Zorba think his boss strives for with his food?
(a) Work.
(b) Love and kindness.
(c) Fat and manure.
(d) God.

14. With what does the narrator begin to equate Buddha?
(a) A new, evolved civilization.
(b) The onset of true peace.
(c) Successful mining operations.
(d) The Void and the end of civilization.

15. What does Zorba say that his 80 year-old grandmother wanted?
(a) She wanted to travel to Crete.
(b) She wanted to be serenaded.
(c) She wanted the wars to end.
(d) She wanted a young husband.