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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who became pregnant at the same time that Gluckel did with her first child?
(a) Bela.
(b) Hendele.
(c) Yenta.
(d) Anna.

4. In what year did Gluckel complete her diaries?
(a) 1720.
(b) 1716.
(c) 1702.
(d) 1719.

5. Where did Joseph Hameln set up Yenta and his bride?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Hameln.
(d) Hanover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her introduction to her memoirs, what kind of book did Gluckel write that she had no intention of writing because there were already many of them?

2. Who was the third eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?

3. Who wrote the introduction to the book?

4. Where was Gluckel born?

5. How many children did Gluckel and her first husband have?

(see the answer key)

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