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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Tevye convinces himself that by marrying Lazar, Tzeitel will never know what?
(a) Pain.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Poverty.

3. As everyone prepares for the Sabbath, what does Tzeitel tell Motel when they are alone?
(a) She doesn't trust Perchik.
(b) She doesn't like Lazar.
(c) They don't have enough food for everyone.
(d) The matchmaker had stopped by.

4. When Tevye asks Shprintze and Bielke if they want to take lessons from Perchik, how do the girls respond?
(a) They ask their mother.
(b) They say they're not sure.
(c) They giggle and say yes.
(d) They refuse.

5. Where does Lazar say he sees Tzeitel every Thursday?
(a) His butcher shop.
(b) The produce market.
(c) The library.
(d) The bank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children does the matchmaker have?

3. How does Golde react to the news the matchmaker delivers regarding the butcher?

4. What is Yente's role in the village?

5. Before coming to the village, Perchik was a university student where?

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