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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. At their wedding, what does Motel place over Tzeitel's head?
(a) Crown.
(b) Hat.
(c) Veil.
(d) Wreath.

2. When everyone talks about big news, the audience is led to believe that Tzeitel and Motel _______________.
(a) Set up a flower stand.
(b) Received a fortune from a rich uncle.
(c) Have separated.
(d) Just had a baby.

3. Tevye convinces himself that by marrying Lazar, Tzeitel will never know what?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Pain.

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 God can't choose someone else once in a while.
(c) Why being chosen carries so much responsibility.
(d) Why God won't choose an easier life for him.

5. After Golde tells Tevye what she's learned about Chava, what does Tevye say?
(a) He tells Golde to go home because they have other children at home.
(b) He asks Golde to pray with him.
(c) He screams that he's going to find Fyedka and kill him.
(d) He tells Golde that he will round up a search party immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lazar give the newlyweds, Tzeitel and Motel?

2. Tevye explains that in his community, prayer shawls are worn as what?

3. Who is listening in as Perchik teaches Shprintze and Bielke?

4. Who stays behind to keep an eye on Motel's shop when he leaves for a few moments?

5. When Tevye tells Golde about his frightening dream, he begins by saying that all the people they knew were _______________.

(see the answer key)

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