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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gluckel when the Swedes attacked Altona?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

5. What was the name of Chayim Hameln's father?
(a) Joseph Hameln.
(b) Michael Hameln.
(c) Abraham Hameln.
(d) Samuel Hameln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the richest Altona Jew?

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

3. 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?

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

5. How old was Gluckel when she was married?

(see the answer key)

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