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

2. Which of the following is part of the Sabbath Prayer song?
(a) May you dwell in the house of the Lord.
(b) May you live in harmony and joy.
(c) May the Lord protect and defend you.
(d) May the Lord shine a light upon you.

3. After Tevye's celebratory mood is changed by the sobering conversation with the constable, what does the fiddler's appearance represent?
(a) The need to keep dancing and enjoying life.
(b) The need to be defiant in the face of danger.
(c) The desire to escape into a fantasy world.
(d) The desire to do crazy, radical things.

4. When the constable leaves after his private conversation with Tevye, what does Tevye ask God?
(a) Where he should take his family to live in peace.
(b) Why he can never win.
(c) Why he got such news that day, of all days.
(d) Why the Russians won't leave them alone.

5. How does Golde react to the news the matchmaker delivers regarding the butcher?
(a) She faints.
(b) She's pleased.
(c) She asks the matchmaker to leave.
(d) She's horrified.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the constable give Tevye confidential information?

3. Tevye tells Lazar that he always wanted a son but _______________.

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

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

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