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

2. What is the statue of Our Lady of Revenge notorious for?
(a) Killing all of Crete's thieves.
(b) Killing a group of sinful monks.
(c) Killing an Algerian army.
(d) Killing greedy landowners.

3. What happens when the first log is tested on the new railway?
(a) The whole structure shakes and the log is destroyed along the way.
(b) The structure is sound, and the log reaches its destination.
(c) The structure shakes unsteadily, but the log makes it all the way.
(d) It rail system works well but is in need of a few minor adjustments.

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

5. On what activity does the narrator try to instruct Zorba in Chapter 16?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Playing the Santuri.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Writing his thoughts down.

6. What does the narrator come across while walking on the mountain path?
(a) A cave.
(b) An ancient inscribed tablet.
(c) The ruins of a Minoan city.
(d) A human skeleton.

7. After rescuing Zorba from being captured, what happens to the widow in his war story?
(a) She runs away to live in a distant village.
(b) He marries her and is with her for several years.
(c) She dies in childbirth.
(d) She dies when Zorba sets her village on fire.

8. How does Zorba compare to Hortense's former lovers in her eyes?
(a) He is less sexually satisfying.
(b) He is not as exotic.
(c) He is not as handsome.
(d) He is not as good a conversationalist.

9. What message does the narrator tell Madame Hortense that Zorba has sent from Candia?
(a) He reports that Zorba has said he wants a raise.
(b) He says that Zorba wants to stay longer in the city.
(c) He tells her that Zorba says he is never returning.
(d) He tells her that Zorba has proposed marriage to her.

10. How does the narrator respond to the bishop's theories on religion?
(a) "Those theories cannot help a man of the world."
(b) "Those theories would benefit from inclusion of my theory."
(c) "Those theories may save many souls."
(d) "Those theories fall short of a true God."

11. What does the narrator tell Zorba that they will one day build?
(a) A house near the mine.
(b) The monastery of free men.
(c) A statue of Buddha.
(d) A new cable rail system.

12. What does the narrator say about Hortense becoming a bride?
(a) It makes her glow.
(b) It is likely to have a negative impact on business.
(c) It takes away from her allure as a widow.
(d) It makes her more respectable.

13. Who waits outside for Hortense to die in order to loot her belongings?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Dirge singers.
(c) The mob.
(d) The monks.

14. Who do Zorba and the narrator meet as they climb the mountain?
(a) Pavli's ghost.
(b) Demetrios.
(c) Zaharia.
(d) A patron saint.

15. What does the narrator promise to binge on so that he no longer desires it?
(a) Food.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Books.
(d) Women.