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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children did Gluckel bear?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

3. Life in Hamburg was granted at the mercy of whom?
(a) The King.
(b) The Town Council.
(c) The Dictator.
(d) The State Council.

4. How many of Gluckel's children were still living at home when her first husband died?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. Who first published Gluckel's memoirs in 1896?
(a) David Kaufmann.
(b) Samuel Hameln.
(c) Alexander Hameln.
(d) Chayim Kaufman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gluckel when the Swedes attacked Altona?

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

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

4. What "provides all we need to find and learn the journey through this world to the next," according to Gluckel in her introduction to the memoirs?

5. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel recommended to her children that they be honest with both Jews and Gentiles in what?

(see the answer key)

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