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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Perchik teach Hodel that he says he learned in Kiev?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A dance.
(c) A song.
(d) A poem.

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

3. When Yente hands Tzeitel a letter written by Perchik, Tzeitel notes that _______________.
(a) The letter is unfinished.
(b) Perchik has been harmed.
(c) Everyone was worried that Perchik was dead.
(d) The letter has already been opened.

4. Tevye claims that without their traditions, the villagers' lives would be ______________.
(a) As shaky as a fiddler on the roof.
(b) As lonely as a frightened fiddler.
(c) As empty as a drained milk jug.
(d) As cold as a Siberian winter.

5. Who helps the elderly rabbi to the table?
(a) Chava.
(b) Perchik.
(c) Fyedka.
(d) Mendel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Perchik proposes to Hodel, he says that marriage must be founded on ______________.

2. What kind of shop does Motel own?

3. Tevye convinces himself that by marrying Lazar, Tzeitel will never know what?

4. As the wedding ceremony progresses, the women of the village sing, "One season following another, Laden with ...:"

5. What is Motel's job?

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