1. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) He wants to forget about Buddha.
(b) He wants to improve his vocabulary.
(c) He wants to grow his hair long.
(d) He wants to learn to meditate.

2. What does Zorba's gift prompt Madame Hortense to do?
(a) Leave the room.
(b) Profess her love for Zorba.
(c) Start crying.
(d) Talk about her love affairs.

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

4. When Zorba and the narrator refuse Mavrandoni's offer of hospitality, what does he say about them?
(a) He says they are free to choose.
(b) He says they are ungrateful.
(c) He calls Madame Hortense mean names.
(d) He says that he thinks they must be very hungry.

5. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?
(a) It got in the way of his pottery.
(b) It hurt constantly.
(c) It was strangely colored.
(d) It was too big.

6. Why does Zorba travel to town in Chapter 12?
(a) To find a new job.
(b) To buy Madame Hortense many fine gifts.
(c) To hire a prostitute.
(d) To buy supplies for the mine.

7. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?
(a) The ancient civilization of Crete.
(b) A love story.
(c) The tale of his birth.
(d) Noah's Ark.

8. What makes the narrator want the widow even more?
(a) He gets a letter from a family member.
(b) He has a brush with death.
(c) He learns to mine.
(d) He reads a love story.

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

10. Why does Zorba suggest that the narrator should burn his library?
(a) Because his books don't celebrate nature enough.
(b) Because the books are religious.
(c) Because the books are romantic.
(d) Because the books are unrelated to mining.

11. What or who does the narrator's long-time friend live for?
(a) God.
(b) Women.
(c) Mankind.
(d) The narrator.

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

13. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) A young woman.
(c) His long lost brother.
(d) His former best friend.

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

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