1. What does Zorba promise the narrator upon the initiation of their friendship?
(a) He promises to make him a fortune.
(b) He promises to find him a wife.
(c) He promises to do all of his cooking and cleaning.
(d) He promises to cook him soup and play him music.

2. What does the narrator decide about the poetry he has always loved?
(a) It is worthless and does not relate to the true human experience.
(b) It is a foundational part of his sophisticated world view.
(c) It helped him get through his youth but is of little value now.
(d) It should be banned and removed from all libraries.

3. What is the great plan that Zorba reveals to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) He wants to build a ship so that he and his boss can sail around the world.
(b) He wants to develop a cable system for transporting timber.
(c) He plans to blast a new entrance to the mine.
(d) He plans to marry Madame Hortense for her great wealth.

4. What does the narrator remember his friend teasing him about?
(a) Renting a lignite mine.
(b) Being too short.
(c) Being a bookworm rather than an adventurer.
(d) Having family from Italy.

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. Who reports that a widow has lost her sheep and is offering a reward for it?
(a) Zorba.
(b) Manolakus.
(c) Mimiko.
(d) Anagnosti.

10. What are Zorba's beliefs about the existence of God?
(a) He does not personally believe in God but believes religion is essential to civilization.
(b) He is a Christian.
(c) He looks to Anagnosti for all of his religious questions and shares his beliefs.
(d) He believes in a higher power but not in religion.

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

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

13. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?
(a) He thinks his friend hates him.
(b) He thinks his friend will find a new best friend.
(c) The two got into a fist fight before his friend left.
(d) The two argued rather than expressing love.

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

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