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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the townspeople Mordcha and Mendel complain toTevye that he forgot their orders for the Sabbath, what does he reply?
(a) He had trouble with his horse.
(b) They failed to put in their order.
(c) He forgot, and he's sorry.
(d) They haven't paid him yet.

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

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. When Perchik finally takes the cheese Tevye offers him, what does Tevye say?
(a) The villagers can be trusted.
(b) It's no crime being poor.
(c) There's always room for a bit of cheese.
(d) Don't forget to thank God for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the lesson that Perchik tells Tevye's daughters about Laban and Jacob, what does Laban do?

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

3. As everyone sings "Sunrise, Sunset" in the wedding scene, Golde says, "Wasn't it yesterday when they ... :"

4. When Lazar finally realizes that Tevye thinks he's talking about buying his cow, how does he react?

5. How do the villagers feel about the news that Tzeitel will be marrying Motel instead of Lazar?

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