1. What gift does Mimiko deliver from the accused in Pavli's death?
(a) A basket of oranges.
(b) An aromatic oil.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A loaf of bread.

2. What news does the monk Zaharia bring in Chapter 24?
(a) He has burned down the monastery.
(b) He has quit his life at the monastery.
(c) He wants to become a lignite miner.
(d) He robbed the monastery.

3. Why does Pavli commit suicide?
(a) He could not understand the nature of God.
(b) He was in love with someone not in love with him.
(c) He felt he was not talented enough to please his father.
(d) He was fired from the mine.

4. Why does Zorba refuse to sleep with Madame Hortense in Chapter 19?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He is unable to perform.
(c) He believes God wants them to wait until marriage.
(d) It is lent.

5. Who does Zaharia say inspired his mission?
(a) Archangel Michael.
(b) The Holy Spirit.
(c) The abbot.
(d) Demetrios.

6. What good omen marks the narrator and Zorba's morning on the day work is to begin on the railway?
(a) A light breeze sweeping the fog away.
(b) White flowers blooming outside their window.
(c) Candles that Madame Hortense has lit.
(d) Children singing in the streets.

7. What miracle do the monks come down from the mountain to share?
(a) Zaharia saved a man through meditation.
(b) Zaharia has reached enlightenment.
(c) The Holy Virgin of Revenge has killed Zaharia.
(d) The Holy Virgin of Revenge has killed an army of invaders.

8. Who publicly defends the accused and attempts to break up the mob which seeks justice for Pavli's death?
(a) Anagnosti.
(b) Zorba.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mimiko.

9. Who attempts to cheer Zorba up following the death of Hortense?
(a) Anagnosti.
(b) The monks.
(c) The festival-goers.
(d) The dirge singers.

10. Whose death is sought after to avenge Pavli's death?
(a) Anagnosti.
(b) Madame Hortense.
(c) Mimiko.
(d) The widow.

11. Who challenges Zorba to a knife fight near the widow's garden?
(a) Pavli's ghost.
(b) Mavrandoni.
(c) Manolakas.
(d) Dimitri.

12. Why does the narrator call a doctor on Easter?
(a) Madame Hortense has grown very ill.
(b) The widow has fallen from a cliff.
(c) Zorba has grown very ill.
(d) The widow appears to be pregnant.

13. What happens when the fourth log is tested on the rail system?
(a) The operations appear to have been repaired to perfection.
(b) The system cracks and the log gets jammed.
(c) The system is still shaky, but the log reaches its destination.
(d) The entire system collapses.

14. Who does Zorba say is having a sexual relationship with his student?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Demetrios.
(c) Gavrili.
(d) Zaharia.

15. What is the narrator's topic of conversation with the Mother Superior?
(a) The cross.
(b) Eternity.
(c) The Martyred Virgin.
(d) Blood.