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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Mata's birth was the plague rumored in Hamburg?
(a) A year.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) Two weeks.

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

3. What was the name of Gluckel's aunt name who was orphaned with her mother?
(a) Zipporah.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Helga.
(d) Ulk.

4. What was the value of the goods that Gluckel took from Loeb's business for his debt to her in Book V?
(a) 5,000 Reichsthalers.
(b) 1,000 Reichsthalers.
(c) 2,000 Reichsthalers.
(d) 3,000 Reichsthalers.

5. Under whose rule did the Jews settle in Altona?
(a) The King of Denmark.
(b) The King of Sweden.
(c) The King of France.
(d) The King of Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Gluckel meet at Leipzig Fair to discuss the matter with Loeb in Book V?

2. Where did Hendele marry?

3. How much was the dowry of Gluckel's sister?

4. Who was Elias Cleve's widow, whom Gluckel wrote of meeting with in Book V?

5. How old was Mata when she died?

(see the answer key)

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