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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the "Tradition" song, what are the "Mamas" expected to do?
(a) Teach sons to pray.
(b) Feed the husband and wash clothes.
(c) Teach daughters to read.
(d) Raise the family and run the home.

2. Through Tevye's conversation with God, what do we learn about Tzeitel and Motel after their wedding?
(a) They're happy despite living in poverty.
(b) Lazar won't leave them alone.
(c) They're having trouble in their marriage.
(d) They're desperately struggling to get by.

3. When Sasha and another Russian harass Chava, what does Fyedka do?
(a) Punches them.
(b) Looks the other way.
(c) Asks them to stop.
(d) Joins them.

4. In Tevye's dream, why is Lazar Wolf's first wife angry?
(a) She was always an angry person.
(b) Lazar doesn't love her anymore.
(c) Tevye's daughter is marrying her husband.
(d) Everyone says mean things about her.

5. When Golde asks Tevye where his horse is, what does Tevye reply?
(a) He was stolen.
(b) He's at the blacksmith's.
(c) He ran away.
(d) He's at the veterinarian's.

Short Answer Questions

1. As everyone prepares for the Sabbath, what does Tzeitel tell Motel when they are alone?

2. 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?

3. Long after Tzeitel's wedding, someone asks the rabbi if he's heard the news. The rabbi asks if it's more bad news, and the reply is ______________.

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

5. After teaching Tevye's daughters the story of Laban and Jacob, what does Perchik say is the moral of the story?

(see the answer key)

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