This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Zorba offer to take the place of in Madame Hortense's world?
(a) Her parrot.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Mavrandoni.
(d) Canavaro.

3. What or who does the narrator's long-time friend live for?
(a) Mankind.
(b) God.
(c) Women.
(d) The narrator.

4. What does Zorba think is the best way to run the mine?
(a) Cruel authority.
(b) A voting system.
(c) Bonus awards.
(d) Volunteer work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the mine in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator do when he first awakens?

3. As the narrator gets to know the mine workers, what does he talk to them about?

4. How does Zorba describe God?

5. How does Zorba feel about women?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What happens at the mine in Chapter 9?

It collapses.

2. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator do when he first awakens?

Smokes a pipe.

3. As the narrator gets to know the mine workers, what does he talk to them about?

Socialist ideas.

4. How does Zorba describe God?

He describes him as a crazier and wilder version of himself.

5. How does Zorba feel about women?

He does not take them seriously but enjoys them physically.