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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 Reichsthalers did the richest Jew in Altona own?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 20,000.

2. What did Gluckel find to be a "dull, shabby hole" in Book II?
(a) Her house.
(b) Hameln.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Her in-law's house.

3. Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln takes place beginning in what year?
(a) 1635.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1640.
(d) 1646.

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

5. Who was the third eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Moses.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Yenta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the sixth of Joseph Hameln's children?

2. Where did Gluckel's parents stop on their way to Hameln at Gluckel's wedding?

3. Who was the fourth of Joseph Hameln's children?

4. Who did Yenta marry after the death of her husband?

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

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