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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "provides all we need to find and learn the journey through this world to the next," according to Gluckel in her introduction to the memoirs?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Torah.
(c) God.
(d) Our parents.

2. How much money did Gluckel discover she owed after Chayim's death?
(a) 20,000 Reichsthalers.
(b) 10,000 Reichsthalers.
(c) 25,000 Reichsthalers.
(d) 5,000 Reichsthalers.

3. In what year was Chayim Hameln laid to rest?
(a) 1690.
(b) 1694.
(c) 1691.
(d) 1689.

4. Where did Gluckel's son Joseph want to study the Talmud?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Lissa.

5. Who was recommended to Chayim as a Talmud scholar to arbitrate for him in Hildesheim?
(a) Reb Ascher.
(b) Reb Samuel.
(c) Reb Hirsch.
(d) Joseph Ascher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Hendele's wedding did she die?

2. How old was Gluckel when the Swedes attacked Altona?

3. Who did Gluckel ask to check her figures for auction so her values were not set too low or too high in Book V?

4. Who was Elias Cleve's widow, whom Gluckel wrote of meeting with in Book V?

5. Who was Gluckel praying with when Chayim died?

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