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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gluckel when the German Jews were forced to leave Hamburg?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. Where did a rule exist that caused Jews who died there to forfeit all their possessions?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Leipzig Fair.
(d) Zieg Fair.

3. When did the Swedes take over Altona?
(a) 1680.
(b) 1665.
(c) 1658.
(d) 1660.

4. Who was the eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Noah.

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

6. How many of Gluckel's children were still living at home when her first husband died?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

7. What did Bela's mother make and sell before she married?
(a) Buttons.
(b) Ladies' gloves.
(c) Wool scarves.
(d) Gold and silver lace.

8. How old was Gluckel when she died?
(a) 65.
(b) 95.
(c) 78.
(d) 72.

9. Who was the richest Altona Jew?
(a) Chayim Furst.
(b) Joseph Hameln.
(c) Chayim Hameln.
(d) Alexander Hurst.

10. In what language were the diaries originally written?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) French.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) German.

11. From whom did Gluckel receive secular education?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her cousins.
(d) Her father.

12. What was the name of Gluckel's father?
(a) Joseph Hameln.
(b) Lob Pinkerle.
(c) Chayim Hameln.
(d) Joseph Pinkerle.

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

14. Where did Joseph Hameln set up Yenta and his bride?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Hameln.
(d) Berlin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under whose rule did the Jews settle in Altona?

2. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed?

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

4. How did Gluckel's maternal grandfather die?

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

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