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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tevye comes in following Perchik's marriage proposal to Hodel, Perchik says he has bad news and good news. What is the bad news?
(a) He broke his arm.
(b) He's run out of money.
(c) He's leaving the next day.
(d) His friends were caught stealing.

2. According to the "Tradition" song sung by everyone, what are the "Papas" expected to do?
(a) Mend broken roofs.
(b) Work to keep the peace.
(c) Scramble for a living.
(d) Plant seasonal crops.

3. After Perchik explains where he came from, what does Mordcha sarcastically ask?
(a) Why he doesn't try to overthrow the Tsar.
(b) If that is where he learned to criticize elders.
(c) Why he doesn't just go back there.
(d) If everyone there is such a know it all.

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

5. Why does Tevye wake up in the middle of the night asking where Fruma Sarah is?
(a) He's worried she's been kidnapped.
(b) He supposedly dreamt about her.
(c) He's drunk and confused.
(d) He believes she's still alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Perchik tries to talk to Hodel, who is very unhappy with him, what does he say?

2. Hearing the news of the upcoming marriage, Russians who were sitting and drinking nearby bestow the following words upon Lazar and Tevye:

3. Who is Fruma Sarah to Lazar Wolf?

4. After Tevye thanks the constable for the privileged information, what else does he say?

5. As Yente and other women of the village gossip, the story keeps changing. By the end of their gossiping, everyone mistakenly thinks that who has been arrested?

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