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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. When Tevye sings "If I Were A Rich Man," he says that he'd build a house with one staircase going up, one going down, and the third _____________.
(a) Extending into the cellar.
(b) Going nowhere.
(c) Going sideways.
(d) Extending beyond the roof.
2. 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's twice her age.
(b) He can afford to buy her glasses.
(c) He can't hear well.
(d) He's not much to look at.
3. After taking the cheese Tevye offers, what does Perchik say about the rich?
(a) They eat too much.
(b) He wants to be like them.
(c) They are criminals.
(d) He admires them.
4. Motel and Tzeitel have been friends since:
(a) Tzeitel saved Motel's life.
(b) The fourth grade.
(c) They were babies.
(d) Motel moved next door.
5. When the townspeople Mordcha and Mendel complain toTevye that he forgot their orders for the Sabbath, what does he reply?
(a) They failed to put in their order.
(b) They haven't paid him yet.
(c) He forgot, and he's sorry.
(d) He had trouble with his horse.
Short Answer Questions
1. Tevye explains that in his community, prayer shawls are worn as what?
2. When Golde and Tevye's daughters sing the "Matchmaker" song, which of the following is NOT part of the lyrics?
3. When Avram waves a newspaper, what terrible news from another town does he announce?
4. When Tevye first offers Perchik a piece of cheese, why does Perchik decline?
5. Why are traditions important to Tevye?
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