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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. After the Sabbath, where does Tevye go to meet Lazar in order to talk to him?
(a) The inn.
(b) The market.
(c) The general store.
(d) An expensive restaurant.

2. Why is everyone shocked when, at Tzeitel's wedding reception, Perchik asks Hodel to dance with him?
(a) The first dance is reserved for the parents of the couple.
(b) Perchik is much older than Hodel.
(c) It's against tradition for men and women to dance together.
(d) The matchmaker has found someone else for Hodel.

3. Before coming to the village, Perchik was a university student where?
(a) Kaunas.
(b) Kazan.
(c) Krakow.
(d) Kiev.

4. 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.

5. When Tevye and Lazar meet to talk, what does Tevye think they're discussing?
(a) Going into business together.
(b) Increasing Lazar's milk order.
(c) Buying Tevye's little milk cow.
(d) Purchasing Tevye's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. At their wedding, what does Motel place over Tzeitel's head?

2. Who steps into Motel's shop when he steps out for a few moments?

3. At the conclusion of Act 1, Scene 1, why are Golde and Tevye's daughters hoping the matchmaker will take her time finding them a match?

4. After teaching Tevye's daughters the story of Laban and Jacob, what does Perchik say is the moral of the story?

5. Who appears to Tevye in his dream after Grandmother Tzeitel is done talking to him?

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