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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Motel manages to get Tevye's attention right before everyone has dinner, he wants to talk about Tzeitel but all he is able to say is what?
(a) Nice hat.
(b) Thank you.
(c) I'll be right back.
(d) Good Sabbath.

2. When a beggar gets only one coin this week, he complains that he got two coins the previous week. The donor explains he had a bad week, to which the beggar replies:
(a) Why should he suffer for someone else's bad week?
(b) It's all right so long as he gets three coins next week.
(c) What's the donor hiding in his coat pocket?
(d) He can't afford a bad week.

3. At their wedding, where do Tzeitel and Motel stand relative to other people?
(a) Center.
(b) Back.
(c) Left side.
(d) High up on a platform.

4. As Perchik tries to talk to Hodel, who is very unhappy with him, what does he say?
(a) He's leaving for Kiev the next morning.
(b) He didn't mean to fall in love with someone else.
(c) He can't stand living in the village any longer.
(d) Their dance was innocent and nobody minded it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Grandmother Tzeitel praises Motel as the chosen husband for young Tzeitel, what does Golde say?

2. Before Tevye arrives to talk with Lazar, the butcher orders what?

3. Once Tevye and Lazar agree to an arranged marriage between Lazar and Tzeitel, what do the men drink to?

4. When Tevye asks Shprintze and Bielke if they want to take lessons from Perchik, how do the girls respond?

5. What does Lazar give the newlyweds, Tzeitel and Motel?

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