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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel recommended to her children that they be honest with both Jews and Gentiles in what?
(a) Money and goods.
(b) All matters.
(c) Religion.
(d) War.

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

3. What did Gluckel's father trade?
(a) Precious stones.
(b) Salt.
(c) Tea and spices.
(d) Clothing.

4. What physician was called to see Chayim after he fell on a sharp stone and was injured?
(a) Moshe Lifshitz.
(b) Abraham Schneider.
(c) Abraham Lopez.
(d) Joseph Hamil.

5. How long after Hendele's wedding did she die?
(a) 17 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Gluckel's sister?

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

3. Where were seed pearls used for jewelry plentiful for trade?

4. Which child did Gluckel have while Judah Berlin was in Danzig?

5. Who was the second money-changer in Altona to disappear?

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