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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 days did Gluckel's family wait for carriages to arrive to take them to Gluckel's wedding?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. Who wrote the introduction to the book?
(a) Andrew Rosen.
(b) Chaim Rosenwald.
(c) Robert S. Rosen.
(d) Stephen Schultz.

3. How much was the dowry of Gluckel's sister?
(a) 1500 Reichsthalers.
(b) 1800 Reichsthalers.
(c) 2000 Reichsthalers.
(d) 1200 Reichsthalers.

4. How old was Gluckel when she was betrothed?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

5. Where was Gluckel's maternal grandfather from?
(a) Hameln.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Detmold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gluckel's maternal grandfather die?

2. What did Gluckel find to be a "dull, shabby hole" in Book II?

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

4. Under whose rule did the Jews settle in Altona?

5. How many children did Gluckel bear?

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