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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hodel comments on Perchik's lesson about Laban and Jacob, what does she say?
(a) The story has nothing to do with her sisters.
(b) He doesn't know what he's talking about.
(c) The rabbi would have a different interpretation.
(d) She never heard that story before.

2. When Golde asks her daughter Chava if she has finished milking the cows, what does Chava accidentally drop?
(a) A Milk jug.
(b) A Love letter.
(c) A Candle.
(d) A Book.

3. When the townspeople Mordcha and Mendel complain toTevye that he forgot their orders for the Sabbath, what does he reply?
(a) They haven't paid him yet.
(b) He forgot, and he's sorry.
(c) They failed to put in their order.
(d) He had trouble with his horse.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of Tevye's daughters?
(a) Bielke.
(b) Yentell.
(c) Tzeitel.
(d) Hodel.

5. Where does Tevye live?
(a) Prison camp.
(b) Large city.
(c) Religious commune.
(d) Small village.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first act, what blessing does the rabbi give the Tsar?

2. When Tevye finds himself alone with the constable, what does the constable tell him?

3. Tevye's conversation with the constable reveals that _______________.

4. Lazar tries to convince Tevye to agree to a marriage between him and Tzeitel by explaining that he's well off and ________________.

5. Why does the matchmaker feel that the shoemaker's daughter, who has poor eyesight, is a good match for a particular young man?

(see the answer key)

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