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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After taking the cheese Tevye offers, what does Perchik say about the rich?
(a) They are criminals.
(b) They eat too much.
(c) He admires them.
(d) He wants to be like them.

2. Tevye tells Lazar that he always wanted a son but _______________.
(a) Never even considered the butcher.
(b) One a little younger than himself.
(c) They're more like brothers.
(d) Never expected such a rich one.

3. When Golde asks her daughter Chava if she has finished milking the cows, what does Chava accidentally drop?
(a) A Candle.
(b) A Love letter.
(c) A Milk jug.
(d) A Book.

4. When Perchik makes fun of traditions that never change, what does Hodel do?
(a) Laughs loudly.
(b) Defends traditions.
(c) Agrees with him.
(d) Slaps him.

5. When Tevye talks to himself about Lazar, wondering whether or not to give permission for the marriage, he says that ______________.
(a) Tzeitel would be fine with marrying the butcher.
(b) Lazar would make an excellent husband.
(c) This might be Tzeitel's only chance.
(d) He never really liked Lazar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Golde talks to Tevye about Lazar Wolf, what does Tevye agree to do?

3. In the "Tradition" song, each daughter is prepared to marry ____________.

4. The village matchmaker, who has been a widow for a long time, claims that a bad husband:

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

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