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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chava and Fyedka find themselves alone, what does Fyedka say to her?
(a) He'd like to take her to the dance.
(b) He's seen her at the bookseller's.
(c) She must never talk to Sasha again.
(d) She needs to be more careful.

2. Long after Tzeitel's wedding, someone asks the rabbi if he's heard the news. The rabbi asks if it's more bad news, and the reply is ______________.
(a) Yes, terrible news.
(b) It's not the best, but I've heard worse.
(c) It depends on how you look at it.
(d) No, good news.

3. In the "Tradition" song, what does each son hope about the bride chosen for him?
(a) She sings nicely.
(b) She cooks well.
(c) She's pretty.
(d) She's smart.

4. At the start of Act 1, Scene 2, Tevye enters pulling a cart. He addresses God, asking what?
(a) Where he can find the riches he wants.
(b) When his daughters will marry.
(c) Why his life continues to be so difficult.
(d) Whose idea it was to make him a milkman.

5. When a beggar gets only one coin this week, he complains that he got two coins the previous week. The donor explains he had a bad week, to which the beggar replies:
(a) Why should he suffer for someone else's bad week?
(b) He can't afford a bad week.
(c) What's the donor hiding in his coat pocket?
(d) It's all right so long as he gets three coins next week.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the letter Yente picks up and delivers to Tzeitel, everyone learns that Perchik ________________.

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

3. After Tevye's celebratory mood is changed by the sobering conversation with the constable, what does the fiddler's appearance represent?

4. When Tevye talks to himself about Lazar, wondering whether or not to give permission for the marriage, he says that ______________.

5. When Golde asks Tevye where his horse is, what does Tevye reply?

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