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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Chava tries to talk to Tevye about the feelings she and Fyedka have for each other, Tevye says it would make him happy if _______________.
(a) They remained friends from a distance.
(b) Fyedka left their village.
(c) She would let the matchmaker do her job.
(d) She followed her heart.

3. Why does the constable give Tevye confidential information?
(a) He considers Tevye a friend.
(b) He's related to Tevye.
(c) He can't keep a secret.
(d) He owes Tevye a favor.

4. After Tevye says to God, "I know we are the chosen people," what does he ask?
(a) Why he can't trade jobs with the constable.
(b) Why being chosen carries so much responsibility.
(c) Why God can't choose someone else once in a while.
(d) Why God won't choose an easier life for him.

5. Motel is afraid to talk to Tevye about wanting to marry Tzeitel, claiming that he's only what?
(a) A plain young man.
(b) A poor tailor.
(c) A humble farmer.
(d) An aspiring writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tevye tells Golde about his frightening dream, he begins by saying that all the people they knew were _______________.

2. When Yente hands a letter to Tzeitel, what else does she say?

3. In the conversation Tevye holds with God some time after the wedding, he says that Tzeitel and Motel work very hard and are as poor as what?

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

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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