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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel wrote that it was what year?

2. Who did Gluckel's family stop to visit in Hanover in Book III?

3. How old was Gluckel when she was betrothed?

4. What boarder did Gluckel and her husband send to Poland to do business for them in the beginning of Book III?

5. Who fell upon hard times in Poland who was helped by Joseph until being enticed by unfulfilled promises in Hameln?

Short Essay Questions

1. What different publications of the narrative are discussed in the Introduction?

2. Where did Gluckel travel and why, according to the Introduction?

3. What reasons does the Introduction give for Gluckel writing the memoirs?

4. Who were the youngest of Joseph Hameln's children?

5. Where did Gluckel stay after her wedding in Book II?

6. Who was Sabbatai Zevi? What impact did he have on the Jews?

7. What happened after Gluckel's wedding in Book II? What was Gluckel's impression of Hameln?

8. What is revealed of Gluckel's later life in the Introduction?

9. Whom did Chayim send an escort for Gluckel in Book III?

10. Where did Gluckel's early years take place, according to the Introduction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Sabbatai Zevi? What impact did he have on Gluckel's family and on the Jewish community?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the Jewish faith played a role in Gluckel's life. What customs and rituals would have affected Gluckel's everyday existence?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different causes of premature death in 17th Century Europe. How did many of Gluckel's family die?

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