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Who directed the film "Zorba the Greek", which was nominated for seven Academy Awards?

In the exam (Greek)

Ποιος σκηνοθέτησε την κινηματογραφική ταινία: «Αλέξης Ζορμπάς» που ήταν υποψήφια για επτά βραβεία Όσκαρ;

  1. aAlekos SakellariosΑλέκος Σακελλάριος
  2. bTheo AngelopoulosΘεόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος
  3. cCosta-GavrasΚώστας Γαβράς
  4. dMichael CacoyannisΜιχάλης ΚακογιάννηςCorrect answer

Why?

"Zorba the Greek" (1964), based on the book by Nikos Kazantzakis, was directed by Michael Cacoyannis. The film was nominated for seven Oscars and won three.

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Source of the questions and answers: Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών – Γενική Γραμματεία Ιθαγένειας – Πλατφόρμα Εξετάσεων Πιστοποιητικού Επάρκειας Γνώσεων για Πολιτογράφηση (Π.Ε.Γ.Π), exetaseis-ithageneia.ypes.gr, question bank of November 2026. The questions are reused under the platform’s terms of use and the rules on the re-use of public sector information (article 61, law 4727/2020). This app is not official, does not represent the Ministry of the Interior and has not been approved by any authority. The English translations and the explanations are ours (made with AI), not official material; the exam itself is in Greek.

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