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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Gluckel when she died?
(a) 72.
(b) 95.
(c) 78.
(d) 65.

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

4. What was the vocation of Gluckel's second husband?
(a) Barber.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Banker.
(d) Miller.

5. What did the father bird do to the first bird he was taking across the stream in Gluckel's introduction to her memoirs?
(a) Drowned it.
(b) Abandoned it.
(c) Kissed it.
(d) Saved it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Gluckel's children were still living at home when her first husband died?

2. How many Reichsthalers did the richest Jew in Altona own?

3. Who first published Gluckel's memoirs in 1896?

4. When did Gluckel's family return to Hameln?

5. How did Gluckel's maternal grandfather die?

(see the answer key)

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