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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Zorba give for having attacked his old boss?
(a) He claims the man kissed his girlfriend.
(b) He offers no excuse or reason.
(c) He says the man tried to assault him first.
(d) He says the man cheated him.

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

3. What are the names of Zorba's two "half-honest" lovers?
(a) Sophia and Cecilia.
(b) Alexandra and Diana.
(c) Madame Hortense and Anagnosti.
(d) Sophinka and Noussa.

4. What exclamation does the first chapter conclude with?
(a) "Jesus and Satan!"
(b) "Monks and Demons!"
(c) "Heaven and Hell!"
(d) "God and the Devil!"

5. 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 be more grounded in the physical world of men.
(c) He wants to become an excellent cook.
(d) He wants to find a lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator remember his grandfather doing?

2. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?

3. Zorba tells the narrator stories about the island. What kind of events does he describe?

4. In Chapter 3, what is the narrator reading when Zorba asks him to come in for lunch?

5. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What does the narrator remember his grandfather doing?

He demanded stories from his guests.

2. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?

Finger.

3. Zorba tells the narrator stories about the island. What kind of events does he describe?

Wars and revolutions.

4. In Chapter 3, what is the narrator reading when Zorba asks him to come in for lunch?

Dante.

5. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?

A priest crosses his path.