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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was the fifth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Yenta.
(b) Reb Samuel.
(c) Moses.
(d) Reb Isaac.
2. Where were seed pearls used for jewelry plentiful for trade?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Danzig.
(d) Paris.
3. To whom was Yenta Hameln betrothed?
(a) Solomon Gans.
(b) Abraham Letz.
(c) Samuel Cleves.
(d) Hirz Letz.
4. Who was the third eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?
(a) Yenta.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Moses.
(d) Abraham.
5. Who traveled to England but stopped to prosper in Amsterdam in Book III?
(a) Mordecai Cohen and Joseph Hameln.
(b) Mordecai Cohen and Loeb Bischere.
(c) Abraham Lietz and Loet Bischere.
(d) Chayim Hameln and Loeb Bischere.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Mata when she died?
2. What was the name of Gluckel's sister?
3. For how long did Judah Berlin take the Danzig assignment?
4. Who did the widow of Sussmann Gans marry?
5. Where did a rule exist that caused Jews who died there to forfeit all their possessions?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Lob Pinkerle? Describe this individual.
2. What did Gluckel write by way of introduction to the memoirs in Book I? Whom did she address?
3. What arrived in Hanover to transport the wedding party in Book II? How did Chayim's father handle the situation?
4. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed? What was her father's position on the dowry?
5. What examples did Gluckel give of her father taking in others into his home?
6. What plague scare happened in Gluckel's family?
7. Where did Jacob stop along the route in Book III?
8. What value did jewels hold in the 17th Century? How did this affect Chayim's business?
9. What happened after Gluckel's wedding in Book II? What was Gluckel's impression of Hameln?
10. What does the Introduction say about Gluckel's achievements as a woman?
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