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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. Where does Tevye live?
(a) Prison camp.
(b) Religious commune.
(c) Small village.
(d) Large city.

2. What does Golde tell Tevye about Lazar Wolf as Tevye tries to pray?
(a) He wants to talk to him.
(b) He wants to marry one of their daughters.
(c) He will stop by soon.
(d) He would be a good match for one of their daughters.

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

4. What does Golde realize once Tevye finishes relating his nightmare to her?
(a) Grandmother Tzeitel doesn't know what she's talking about.
(b) Lazar is a terrible man.
(c) Tzeitel marrying Motel is for the best.
(d) Tevye made the whole thing up.

5. Some time after the wedding and the ruckus created by Russian soldiers, Tevye sits outside his home, talking to God. What does he start out talking about?
(a) His anger at his daughters.
(b) His troubles.
(c) His anger at the Russians.
(d) His blessings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As guests enter during the wedding scene, what do they do?

3. At Motel and Tzeitel's wedding, who wonders if they'll be married one day?

4. Which of the following is part of the Sabbath Prayer song?

5. What news does the matchmaker deliver to Golde and her daughters regarding the butcher, Lazar Wolf?

(see the answer key)

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