This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at the mine in Chapter 9?
(a) It collapses.
(b) A baby is abandoned there.
(c) They find record amounts of lignite.
(d) Five men suffocate to death.

2. What is the narrator's second goal at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) He wants to learn to play a musical instrument.
(b) He wants to become an excellent cook.
(c) He wants to be more grounded in the physical world of men.
(d) He wants to find a lover.

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

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

5. In a letter to his friend, what does the narrator say his friend inspired him to do?
(a) Pursue a life of physical action.
(b) Join a circus.
(c) Go to university.
(d) Get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator remember his friend teasing him about?

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

3. Why does Zorba watch the widow's home?

4. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?

5. How does Zorba believe a man should treat a woman?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What does the narrator remember his friend teasing him about?

Being a bookworm rather than an adventurer.

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

Dame Hortense.

3. Why does Zorba watch the widow's home?

He wants to make sure she is not going to bed alone.

4. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?

Communication.

5. How does Zorba believe a man should treat a woman?

He should tell her she's beautiful no matter what.