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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tevye explains that in his community, prayer shawls are worn as what?
(a) Show of devotion to God.
(b) Symbol of humility.
(c) Sign of respect for elders.
(d) Protection against the cold.

2. How does Golde react to the news the matchmaker delivers regarding the butcher?
(a) She's pleased.
(b) She faints.
(c) She asks the matchmaker to leave.
(d) She's horrified.

3. Before coming to the village, Perchik was a university student where?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Kazan.
(c) Kaunas.
(d) Krakow.

4. Why does the matchmaker feel that the shoemaker's daughter, who has poor eyesight, is a good match for a particular young man?
(a) He can't hear well.
(b) He can afford to buy her glasses.
(c) He's not much to look at.
(d) He's twice her age.

5. Tevye claims that without their traditions, the villagers' lives would be ______________.
(a) As empty as a drained milk jug.
(b) As shaky as a fiddler on the roof.
(c) As cold as a Siberian winter.
(d) As lonely as a frightened fiddler.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Tradition" song, what does each son hope about the bride chosen for him?

2. After taking the cheese Tevye offers, what does Perchik say about the rich?

3. After Perchik explains where he came from, what does Mordcha sarcastically ask?

4. When the townspeople Mordcha and Mendel complain toTevye that he forgot their orders for the Sabbath, what does he reply?

5. Why are traditions important to Tevye?

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