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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is listening in as Perchik teaches Shprintze and Bielke?
(a) Hodel.
(b) Motel.
(c) Chava.
(d) Tzeitzel.

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

3. What common interest do Chava and Fyedka share?
(a) Historical trivia.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Dancing.

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 God won't choose an easier life for him.
(d) Why being chosen carries so much responsibility.

5. When Motel tells Tevye that he wants to marry Tzeitel, he explains that a year ago, they _______________.
(a) Decided to marry each other and move to America.
(b) Made a pledge to marry each other.
(c) Fell in love with each other.
(d) Were secretly engaged.

6. 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?
(a) They want to finish school first.
(b) They want to travel and see the world before getting married.
(c) They don't want to leave their parents and sisters.
(d) They're scared of getting stuck with a bad husband.

7. Why does the matchmaker feel that the shoemaker's daughter, who has poor eyesight, is a good match for a particular young man?
(a) He can't hear well.
(b) He can afford to buy her glasses.
(c) He's twice her age.
(d) He's not much to look at.

8. What news does the matchmaker deliver to Golde and her daughters regarding the butcher, Lazar Wolf?
(a) He's interested in Tzeitel.
(b) He has a gift for them.
(c) His son is interested in Tzeitel.
(d) He has been imprisoned.

9. At Motel and Tzeitel's wedding, who wonders if they'll be married one day?
(a) Chava and Fyedka.
(b) Perchik and Hodel.
(c) Tevye's youngest daughters.
(d) The village's bachelors.

10. When Perchik wants to know why Hodel is so interested in the rabbi's son, what does she say?
(a) It's absolutely none of his business.
(b) She's been good friends with the rabbi's son since they were seven.
(c) He's smart, handsome, and well respected.
(d) At least he doesn't have crazy ideas about changing the world.

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

12. Which of the following is NOT one of Tevye's daughters?
(a) Hodel.
(b) Bielke.
(c) Yentell.
(d) Tzeitel.

13. When Tevye asks Shprintze and Bielke if they want to take lessons from Perchik, how do the girls respond?
(a) They giggle and say yes.
(b) They refuse.
(c) They say they're not sure.
(d) They ask their mother.

14. After Tevye thanks the constable for the privileged information, what else does he say?
(a) He would appreciate it if the Russians didn't give them any trouble.
(b) It's too bad the Russians and the Jews can't see eye to eye.
(c) The Jews will not cause any trouble.
(d) The constable is a good man and it's too bad he's not a Jew.

15. In Tevye's dream, Grandmother Tzeitel calls Motel a _______________.
(a) Remarkably talented tailor.
(b) Silly young man in love.
(c) Clumsy but well-meaning man.
(d) Fine upstanding boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Tevye, Lazar, and other men roaming the streets drunk, the constable appears. What does he ask?

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

3. Once Tevye and Lazar agree to an arranged marriage between Lazar and Tzeitel, what do the men drink to?

4. Hearing the news of the upcoming marriage, Russians who were sitting and drinking nearby bestow the following words upon Lazar and Tevye:

5. At their wedding, what is placed over Motel and Tzeitel?

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