This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What exclamation does the first chapter conclude with?
(a) "Jesus and Satan!"
(b) "God and the Devil!"
(c) "Monks and Demons!"
(d) "Heaven and Hell!"

2. How does the narrator depict Madame Hortense?
(a) As intensely beautiful.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Comically and unattractively.
(d) Witchy.

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

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

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

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

7. How did Zorba temporarily keep track of his sexual relationships?
(a) He carved notches in the side of a boat.
(b) He asked his mother to remember his list of lovers.
(c) He recorded the names of the women in a small book.
(d) He cut off a lock of each lover's hair.

8. The narrator warn Zorba that such passions may lead to the removal of what body part?
(a) The brain.
(b) The sexual organs.
(c) The achilles.
(d) The ears.

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

10. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?
(a) She eloped with a soldier.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She went back to her home village to care for her sick mother.
(d) She mysteriously vanished.

11. What are the names of Zorba's two "half-honest" lovers?
(a) Madame Hortense and Anagnosti.
(b) Sophinka and Noussa.
(c) Sophia and Cecilia.
(d) Alexandra and Diana.

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

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

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

15. What does the narrator remember his grandfather doing?
(a) He had many lovers.
(b) He demanded stories from his guests.
(c) He sailed around the world.
(d) He started a mining business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator mostly do while Zorba works in the mine?

2. How does Zorba treat women for the most part?

3. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

4. Why does Zorba suggest that the narrator should burn his library?

5. What does the narrator request of Zorba when he remains in Candia for longer than expected?

Multiple Choice Answer Key

Short Answer Key

1. What does the narrator mostly do while Zorba works in the mine?

He works on his writing.

2. How does Zorba treat women for the most part?

He is mostly very kind.

3. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

Fearfully.

4. Why does Zorba suggest that the narrator should burn his library?

Because his books don't celebrate nature enough.

5. What does the narrator request of Zorba when he remains in Candia for longer than expected?

He requests that he return immediately.