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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed?
(a) Reb Heinz.
(b) Reb Gumpel.
(c) Moshe Sneider.
(d) Reb Anders.

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

3. Where was Gluckel born?
(a) Hameln, Gernany.
(b) Hamburg, Germany.
(c) Danzig, Poland.
(d) Hanover, Germany.

4. How many wedding guests traveled to Gluckel's wedding in addition to Gluckel's parents?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

5. Who turned out to be a Messianic pretender?
(a) Sabbatai Levi.
(b) Sabbatai Mata.
(c) Sabbatai Zevi.
(d) Sabbatai Zepho.

6. Who first published Gluckel's memoirs in 1896?
(a) Chayim Kaufman.
(b) Alexander Hameln.
(c) David Kaufmann.
(d) Samuel Hameln.

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

8. Which child did Gluckel have while Judah Berlin was in Danzig?
(a) Mata.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Zepporah.
(d) Hannah.

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

10. Where did Gluckel's parents stop on their way to Hameln at Gluckel's wedding?
(a) Cleves.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Avonlea.

11. Who was recommended to Chayim as a Talmud scholar to arbitrate for him in Hildesheim?
(a) Joseph Ascher.
(b) Reb Hirsch.
(c) Reb Samuel.
(d) Reb Ascher.

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

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

14. Where did Gluckel and Chayim go after Hameln?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Danzig.
(d) Warsaw.

15. Who was Gluckel's maternal grandfather?
(a) Reb Gumpel.
(b) Levi Stein.
(c) Nathan Melrich.
(d) Joseph Hameln.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mordecai decide to trade in Germany?

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

3. How many children did Gluckel bear?

4. When did the Swedes take over Altona?

5. How many of Gluckel's children were still living at home when her first husband died?

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