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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gluckel when her first husband died?
(a) 52.
(b) 40.
(c) 44.
(d) 45.

2. What was the name of Gluckel's mother?
(a) Bela.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Ulk.
(d) Helga.

3. Who was Gluckel's maternal grandfather?
(a) Reb Gumpel.
(b) Nathan Melrich.
(c) Levi Stein.
(d) Joseph Hameln.

4. In what language were the diaries originally written?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) German.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) French.

5. Who wrote the introduction to the book?
(a) Chaim Rosenwald.
(b) Stephen Schultz.
(c) Robert S. Rosen.
(d) Andrew Rosen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the vocation of Gluckel's second husband?

2. What did the father bird do to the first bird he was taking across the stream in Gluckel's introduction to her memoirs?

3. What was the name of Gluckel's aunt name who was orphaned with her mother?

4. Where did Gluckel's parents stop on their way to Hameln at Gluckel's wedding?

5. When was Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln published in its current edition?

(see the answer key)

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