This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What or who does Zorba live for?
(a) Mining.
(b) God.
(c) Mankind.
(d) Man as individual.

2. When Zorba and the narrator refuse Mavrandoni's offer of hospitality, what does he say about them?
(a) He says they are ungrateful.
(b) He says they are free to choose.
(c) He says that he thinks they must be very hungry.
(d) He calls Madame Hortense mean names.

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

4. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?
(a) Never leave Crete.
(b) Never die.
(c) Cook a delicious soup.
(d) Play a musical instrument when happy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary message in the book that the narrator is reading?

2. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

3. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?

4. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?

5. What does Zorba do when he hears his boss talking to the workmen?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What is the primary message in the book that the narrator is reading?

It emphasizes the virtue of possessing nothing.

2. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

Dame Hortense.

3. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?

3

4. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?

Sex.

5. What does Zorba do when he hears his boss talking to the workmen?

He throws his boss out of the mine.