1. Why does Zorba begin to feel restless and depressed while in Candia?
(a) He has suddenly become afraid of mining.
(b) He has fallen in love.
(c) He realizes he's aging.
(d) He is going to be a father.

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

3. What incident on the beach mellows the narrator's restlessness?
(a) He hears strange music.
(b) A horse and rider pass by.
(c) He accidentally kills a butterfly.
(d) He sees a shooting star.

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

5. With whom do the narrator and Zorba enjoy Christmas Eve dinner?
(a) The widow.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Madame Hortense.
(d) Mimiko.

6. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?
(a) A village elder.
(b) Dame Hortense.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A monk.

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

8. Where is the narrator sitting and thinking at the beginning of the story?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In a bar.
(c) At work.
(d) On the beach.

9. What has historically impacted Crete and the Cretan people more than anything else?
(a) Wars.
(b) Religious ceremonies.
(c) Carnivals.
(d) Movie theaters.

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

11. Who does the narrator hire to help him mine lignite on the island?
(a) Santuri.
(b) His best friend.
(c) Crete.
(d) Zorba.

12. How does Zorba feel about women?
(a) He feels closer to them than he does to men.
(b) He does not take them seriously but enjoys them physically.
(c) He believes they are intellectually superior to men.
(d) He doesn't speak to them but looks constantly for a wife.

13. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?
(a) He approaches her and kisses her hand.
(b) He asks her to dinner.
(c) Nothing. He is unable to approach her.
(d) He strikes up a conversation about mining.

14. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Communication.
(c) Competition.
(d) Entertainment.

15. 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.