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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) What's the donor hiding in his coat pocket?
(b) Why should he suffer for someone else's bad week?
(c) He can't afford a bad week.
(d) It's all right so long as he gets three coins next week.

2. When Perchik states that girls should also learn, how does Mendel react?
(a) He's deeply offended.
(b) He laughs uncontrollably.
(c) He's shocked.
(d) He agrees.

3. Motel and Tzeitel have been friends since:
(a) Motel moved next door.
(b) Tzeitel saved Motel's life.
(c) The fourth grade.
(d) They were babies.

4. When Perchik finally takes the cheese Tevye offers him, what does Tevye say?
(a) Don't forget to thank God for it.
(b) There's always room for a bit of cheese.
(c) It's no crime being poor.
(d) The villagers can be trusted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tevye claims that without their traditions, the villagers' lives would be ______________.

2. What does Golde tell Tevye about Lazar Wolf as Tevye tries to pray?

3. At the conclusion of Act 1, Scene 1, why are Golde and Tevye's daughters hoping the matchmaker will take her time finding them a match?

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

5. When Tevye and Lazar meet to talk, what does Tevye think they're discussing?

(see the answer key)

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