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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who traveled to England but stopped to prosper in Amsterdam in Book III?
(a) Mordecai Cohen and Joseph Hameln.
(b) Abraham Lietz and Loet Bischere.
(c) Mordecai Cohen and Loeb Bischere.
(d) Chayim Hameln and Loeb Bischere.

2. Who does Gluckel write lived in Amsterdam with 20,000 Reichsthalers in Book III?
(a) Chayim Hameln.
(b) Abraham Lietz.
(c) Mordecai Cohen.
(d) Elias Ries.

3. Who was the sixth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Hendele.
(b) Esther.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Bela.

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

5. How long after Mata's birth was the plague rumored in Hamburg?
(a) A year.
(b) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gluckel when the Swedes attacked Altona?

2. Who was the second money-changer in Altona to disappear?

3. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed?

4. Who was the ninth of Joseph Hameln's children?

5. Which brother of Chayim's came to pray for him after he was injured from falling in Book V?

(see the answer key)

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