View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose son was Zipporah proposed to marry in Book IV?
(a) Alexander Lietz.
(b) Leffman Behrens.
(c) Elias Cleve.
(d) Loeb Hamburger.

2. How old was Hendele when she died?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 65.

3. What was the value of the goods that Gluckel took from Loeb's business for his debt to her in Book V?
(a) 1,000 Reichsthalers.
(b) 2,000 Reichsthalers.
(c) 5,000 Reichsthalers.
(d) 3,000 Reichsthalers.

4. Who accompanied Gluckel to Frankfort in Book VI?
(a) Hirz.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Chayim.
(d) Abraham.

5. Where did Gluckel stop after Moses' wedding on her way to Metz?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Bamberg.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Amsterdam.

6. How long after Hendele's wedding did she die?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 17 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

7. Of whom did Gluckel write in order to explain that a man can mean well but end in folly, as a parable of her marriage to Levy?
(a) King Herod.
(b) Judah.
(c) King Jedijah.
(d) Moses.

8. Gluckel wrote in Book IV: "Love thy God with all thy ____."
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Heart.
(c) Mind.
(d) Soul.

9. Who helped Levy after the crash and then became one of the richest men in the community in Book VII?
(a) Moses Krumbach
(b) Abraham Levy.
(c) Abraham Loeb.
(d) Joseph Hameln.

10. Where did Loeb Hamburger live?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Amsterdam.

11. Leser met Gluckel on her way to Metz with a letter and a what?
(a) A key.
(b) Spice cake.
(c) Bread.
(d) A carriage.

12. Who was Elias' mother?
(a) Gluckel.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Esther.
(d) Miriam.

13. For how long did Gluckel remain sick following her betrothal to her second husband?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

14. Who did Joseph Hameln go to live with after running out of money?
(a) Alexander Lietz.
(b) Abraham Schneider.
(c) Hannah Goldman.
(d) Leffmann Behrens.

15. For how long did the Talmud instructor agree to teach and board Joseph in Book V?
(a) Three years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was expelled from Helmstadt for being a Jew in Book IV?

2. How old was Zipporah when a marriage was proposed?

3. From whom did Chayim secure a passport and bodyguard in Book IV?

4. How much money did Joseph Hameln have when Chayim and Gluckel visited in Book IV?

5. From whom did Gluckel hear that Loeb was good in his business practices in Book V?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 368 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample