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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the second richest Altona Jew?
(a) Lob Pinkerle.
(b) Chayim Hameln.
(c) Alexander Hurst.
(d) Chayim Furst.

2. When did Gluckel's family return to Hameln?
(a) 1672.
(b) 1658.
(c) 1662.
(d) 1680.

3. What was the name of Gluckel's sister?
(a) Hendele.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Zipporah.
(d) Hannah.

4. Who was the eighth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Moses.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Yenta.

5. In what year did Gluckel complete her diaries?
(a) 1702.
(b) 1716.
(c) 1719.
(d) 1720.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who wrote the introduction to the book?

3. Who was the ninth of Joseph Hameln's children?

4. Who was the eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?

5. What did Gluckel's father trade?

(see the answer key)

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