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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the fourth eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Moses.
(d) Reb Samuel.

2. Under whose rule did the Jews settle in Altona?
(a) The King of Denmark.
(b) The King of France.
(c) The King of Sweden.
(d) The King of Germany.

3. Where did Joseph Hameln move to await word to return to the Promised Land?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Hameln.
(d) Hildesheim.

4. Who was the fourth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Yenta.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Moses.
(d) Reb Samuel.

5. In what year did Gluckel remarry?
(a) 1700.
(b) 1705.
(c) 1695.
(d) 1712.

6. When was Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln published in its current edition?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1785.

7. Who was the seventh of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Reb Samuel.
(c) Loeb Bonn.
(d) Reb Isaac.

8. Who nursed Chayim Hameln back to health when he was ill at the fair?
(a) Gluckel Hameln.
(b) Judah Berlin.
(c) Moshe Berlin.
(d) Joseph Hameln.

9. What did Gluckel's father trade?
(a) Tea and spices.
(b) Salt.
(c) Precious stones.
(d) Clothing.

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

11. Where did Gluckel's family decide to go after the plague was rumored in Hamburg?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Hameln.
(c) Aster.
(d) Hanover.

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

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

14. Gluckel's first husband came from a family of how many children?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

15. Who became pregnant at the same time that Gluckel did with her first child?
(a) Hendele.
(b) Anna.
(c) Yenta.
(d) Bela.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Mata when she died?

3. Who was recommended to Chayim as a Talmud scholar to arbitrate for him in Hildesheim?

4. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay in Hameln after marrying?

5. How old was Mata when she died?

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