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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. Lazar tries to convince Tevye to agree to a marriage between him and Tzeitel by explaining that he's well off and ________________.
(a) She wouldn't have to clean because he has a housekeeper.
(b) She'll have nice clothes and furniture.
(c) He has a very big house.
(d) He'll take good care of her.

2. In the "Tradition" song, each daughter is prepared to marry ____________.
(a) The man of her choice.
(b) By the age of twenty.
(c) Whoever the matchmaker chooses.
(d) Whoever Papa picks.

3. Who is listening in as Perchik teaches Shprintze and Bielke?
(a) Tzeitzel.
(b) Motel.
(c) Chava.
(d) Hodel.

4. After taking the cheese Tevye offers, what does Perchik say about the rich?
(a) He wants to be like them.
(b) They eat too much.
(c) They are criminals.
(d) He admires them.

5. Hearing the news of the upcoming marriage, Russians who were sitting and drinking nearby bestow the following words upon Lazar and Tevye:
(a) Heaven bless you both.
(b) Live long and prosper.
(c) Enjoy everything.
(d) Be well and merry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The village matchmaker, who has been a widow for a long time, claims that a bad husband:

2. At the start of Act 1, Scene 2, Tevye enters pulling a cart. He addresses God, asking what?

3. Who stays behind to keep an eye on Motel's shop when he leaves for a few moments?

4. After Tevye asks God several "whys" following his conversation with the constable, how does he end his talk with God?

5. When Perchik praises Hodel's quick and witty tongue, Tevye says that _____________.

(see the answer key)

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