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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. After which holiday does Gluckel's family decide to leave Hamburg in Book III?
(a) Hannukah.
(b) Yom Kippur.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Passover.

5. Who was the second richest Altona Jew?
(a) Chayim Furst.
(b) Alexander Hurst.
(c) Lob Pinkerle.
(d) Chayim Hameln.

6. What was the name of Gluckel's aunt name who was orphaned with her mother?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Ulk.
(c) Helga.
(d) Zipporah.

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

8. What "provides all we need to find and learn the journey through this world to the next," according to Gluckel in her introduction to the memoirs?
(a) The Torah.
(b) God.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Our parents.

9. With whom did Gluckel's family form a partnership only to dissolve it a year later because he did not put up the money agreed upon?
(a) Judah Berlin.
(b) Joseph Hameln.
(c) Moshe Berlin.
(d) Hirz Lietz.

10. Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln takes place beginning in what year?
(a) 1646.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1635.
(d) 1640.

11. What was the vocation of Gluckel's second husband?
(a) Miller.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Barber.
(d) Banker.

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

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

14. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay in Hameln after marrying?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

15. 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?
(a) Moralistic.
(b) Heritage.
(c) Literary.
(d) Autobiographical.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Gluckel's maternal grandfather die?

4. How old was Gluckel when she died?

5. What boarder did Gluckel and her husband send to Poland to do business for them in the beginning of Book III?

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