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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under whose arm did Gluckel find a sore that was thought to be the plague?
(a) Chayim's.
(b) Hanna's.
(c) Abraham's.
(d) Zipporah's.

2. How many Reichsthalers did the richest Jew in Altona own?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 30,000.

3. Where was Gluckel's maternal grandfather from?
(a) Detmold.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Hameln.
(d) Berlin.

4. In what month did Chayim fall on a sharp stone while on business?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) January.

5. In her introduction to her memoirs, what kind of book did Gluckel write that she had no intention of writing because there were already many of them?
(a) Heritage.
(b) Autobiographical.
(c) Literary.
(d) Moralistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. After which holiday does Gluckel's family decide to leave Hamburg in Book III?

2. What did the father bird do to the first bird he was taking across the stream in Gluckel's introduction to her memoirs?

3. Who turned out to be a Messianic pretender?

4. Who traveled to England but stopped to prosper in Amsterdam in Book III?

5. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel recommended to her children that they be honest with both Jews and Gentiles in what?

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