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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Tevye says to God, "I know we are the chosen people," what does he ask?
(a) Why being chosen carries so much responsibility.
(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 he can't trade jobs with the constable.

2. In Tevye's dream, why is Lazar Wolf's first wife angry?
(a) Tevye's daughter is marrying her husband.
(b) She was always an angry person.
(c) Everyone says mean things about her.
(d) Lazar doesn't love her anymore.

3. Hearing the news of the upcoming marriage, Russians who were sitting and drinking nearby bestow the following words upon Lazar and Tevye:
(a) Enjoy everything.
(b) Heaven bless you both.
(c) Live long and prosper.
(d) Be well and merry.

4. 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.

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

6. At the wedding of Tzeitel and Motel, where do the men and women go?
(a) Women in the front, men in the back.
(b) Everyone mingles.
(c) Men on one side, women on the other side.
(d) Women with the children, men with the elders.

7. How does Golde react to the news the matchmaker delivers regarding the butcher?
(a) She faints.
(b) She's pleased.
(c) She's horrified.
(d) She asks the matchmaker to leave.

8. After teaching Tevye's daughters the story of Laban and Jacob, what does Perchik say is the moral of the story?
(a) Always pay your taxes.
(b) Never turn your back on a competitor.
(c) Never trust an employer.
(d) Always look on the bright side of life.

9. After Tevye's celebratory mood is changed by the sobering conversation with the constable, what does the fiddler's appearance represent?
(a) The need to be defiant in the face of danger.
(b) The desire to escape into a fantasy world.
(c) The need to keep dancing and enjoying life.
(d) The desire to do crazy, radical things.

10. Before Tevye arrives to talk with Lazar, the butcher orders what?
(a) A cup of coffee and a cup of tea.
(b) Two glasses and a bottle of brandy.
(c) Two cups of coffee.
(d) Two mugs of hot soup.

11. When the Russians join in on the celebratory song and dance between Lazar, Tevye, and other Jews, what is part of the blessing they offer?
(a) May we live together in peace.
(b) May all your dreams come true.
(c) May life bring you abundance.
(d) May you have many children.

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

13. When Perchik tells Tevye's family that he's a good teacher, how does Hodel respond?
(a) Calls him a con artist.
(b) Asks him to leave.
(c) Says she knows more than he does.
(d) Expresses doubt.

14. When Grandmother Tzeitel praises Motel as the chosen husband for young Tzeitel, what does Golde say?
(a) Lazar is a much better choice.
(b) Motel is just a friend.
(c) Motel is a poor choice.
(d) She must have heard the news wrong.

15. After Yussel steps into Motel's shop to congratulate him and is asked a question by Motel, what does Yussel reply?
(a) He'll gladly lend Motel money.
(b) He's no good at dispensing advice, particularly about women.
(c) He wants to know why Motel would be so rude to him.
(d) He has an expensive hat that Lazar Wolf ordered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the constable give Tevye confidential information?

2. What does Golde tell Tevye about Lazar Wolf as Tevye tries to pray?

3. Tevye's conversation with the constable reveals that _______________.

4. Why does Tevye wake up in the middle of the night asking where Fruma Sarah is?

5. When Yussel steps into Motel's shop to congratulate him for the upcoming wedding, what does Motel ask him?

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