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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Gluckel's sister's fiance from?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Cleves.
(c) Letz.
(d) Hanover.

2. Who was the eighth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Moses.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Yenta.

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

4. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel recommended to her children that they be honest with both Jews and Gentiles in what?
(a) All matters.
(b) Religion.
(c) War.
(d) Money and goods.

5. What was the name of Gluckel's sister?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Hendele.
(d) Zipporah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the second eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?

3. In her introduction to her memoirs, what kind of book did Gluckel write that she had no intention of writing because there were already many of them?

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

5. Who was the richest Altona Jew?

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