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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Swedes take over Altona?
(a) 1658.
(b) 1660.
(c) 1680.
(d) 1665.

2. Where did Gluckel's family go when the Jews were expelled from her hometown?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Altona.
(c) Hameln.
(d) Danzig.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bela's mother make and sell before she married?

2. Who was the richest Altona Jew?

3. What was the name of Gluckel's father?

4. Where was Gluckel born?

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

(see the answer key)

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