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The Fiddler and His Friends Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the various unforgettable characters that inhabit Anatevka and make "Fiddler on the Roof" an endearing musical?

A multiple-choice quiz by anthonyrappfan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
anthonyrappfan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,918

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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930

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Question 1 of 15

1. This character constantly seeks money, but he doesn't have a steady job. Who is he? Hint

Avram

Nahum

Mendel

The Rabbi

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which character's son is paired up with a girl who is nearly blind? Hint

Avram

Mendel

Ruchel

Yussel

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who is the main character of the show? Hint

Tevye

Avram

Ruchel

Mendel

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Question 4 of 15

4. This timid tailor wants to marry the milkman's eldest daughter. Who is he? Hint

Mendel

Lazar Wolf

Perchik

Motel

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Question 5 of 15

5. This rich butcher also wants to marry the milkman's eldest daughter! What is his name? Hint

Perchik

Motel

Lazar Wolf

Mendel

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Question 6 of 15

6. This young girl falls in love with a student from Kiev. Who is she? Hint

Chava

Shprintze

Bielke

Hodel

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Question 7 of 15

7. This Ukranian elopes with one of the milkman's daughters. Who is he? Hint

Fyedka

Motel

Sasha

Perchik

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Question 8 of 15

8. This character runs the inn in Anatevka. Who is he? Hint

Avram

Mordcha

Mendel

Yussef

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Question 9 of 15

9. This person is the religious leader of Anatevka. Hint

The Priest

The Rabbi

Mendel

Tevye

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Question 10 of 15

10. This character is the Rabbi's son. Hint

Mendel

Perchik

Avram

Ruchel

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Question 11 of 15

11. This character gives lessons for food. Hint

Motel

Perchik

Fyedka

Lazar Wolf

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Question 12 of 15

12. This character is the deceased wife of the butcher. Who is she? Hint

Hodel

Chava

Tzeitel

Fruma Sarah

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Question 13 of 15

13. This character is responsible for making matches in Anatevka. Who is she? Hint

Yussef

Golde

Yente

Fruma Sarah

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Question 14 of 15

14. This strong-willed woman is the wife of the milkman. Who is she? Hint

Yente

Golde

Ruchel

Fruma Sarah

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Question 15 of 15

15. This young woman elopes with a young Ukranian. Who is she? Hint

Hodel

Chava

Motel

Sasha

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This character constantly seeks money, but he doesn't have a steady job. Who is he?

Answer: Nahum

Reb Nahum is the village beggar who asks Lazar Wolf for some money during the song "Tradition".

2. Which character's son is paired up with a girl who is nearly blind?

Answer: Avram

Avram's son, who isn't much to look at, is paired with Ruchel, who's nearly blind. As Yente the matchmaker says: "The way he looks and the way she sees, it's a perfect match!"

3. Who is the main character of the show?

Answer: Tevye

Tevye's easygoing nature and faith in God and in tradition lets him be largely at peace with the world.

4. This timid tailor wants to marry the milkman's eldest daughter. Who is he?

Answer: Motel

Motel Kamzoil and Tzeitel gave each other their pledge that they would marry over a year before Motel mustered up enough courage to ask Tevye for his daughter's hand in marriage.

5. This rich butcher also wants to marry the milkman's eldest daughter! What is his name?

Answer: Lazar Wolf

At first it looks like Lazar Wolf will marry Tzeitel, but Tevye changes his mind and lets Motel marry her.

6. This young girl falls in love with a student from Kiev. Who is she?

Answer: Hodel

Hodel and Perchik, the student, start off debating life in Anatevka. Their constant bickering soon turns to love, and Perchik proposes at the start of Act Two.

7. This Ukranian elopes with one of the milkman's daughters. Who is he?

Answer: Fyedka

Fyedka is an outcast in the village because he is not Jewish, but he and Chava begin a romantic relationship anyway.

8. This character runs the inn in Anatevka. Who is he?

Answer: Mordcha

Mordcha charges a fee so he can participate in weddings. His inn serves as a watering hole for all of Anatevka.

9. This person is the religious leader of Anatevka.

Answer: The Rabbi

The Rabbi is the religious leader of the majority of people in Anatevka, although there is also a priest. The Rabbi can think up blessings for almost anything, including sewing machines and tsars!

10. This character is the Rabbi's son.

Answer: Mendel

Hodel at first has her eye set on Mendel, but she eventually marries Perchik. Mendel has lines in the song "Anatevka".

11. This character gives lessons for food.

Answer: Perchik

Perchik is a student from Kiev who challenges the traditional ways of Anatevka. He is eventually imprisoned in Siberia for his radical ideas.

12. This character is the deceased wife of the butcher. Who is she?

Answer: Fruma Sarah

Fruma Sarah was a jealous, greedy woman who cared most about her pearls. Tevye fabricates a dream in which Fruma Sarah convinces him not to let Lazar Wolf marry Tzeitel.

13. This character is responsible for making matches in Anatevka. Who is she?

Answer: Yente

Yente, the matchmaker, is entrusted with making couples out of Anatevka's young adults. She sees her profession diminish in importance when Motel and Tzeitel decide to wed without a matchmaker, and when Perchik and Hodel do the same.

14. This strong-willed woman is the wife of the milkman. Who is she?

Answer: Golde

Golde keeps the family together and the house clean as Tevye works. Her iron will makes her more than a match for Tevye's temper.

15. This young woman elopes with a young Ukranian. Who is she?

Answer: Chava

Chava goes against the wishes of her family and elopes with Fyedka. As a result, Tevye disowns her, claiming she is dead to him.

Source: Author anthonyrappfan

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