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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gluckel take Esther and Nathan to resolve their betrothal in Book V?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Berlin.

2. On what date was Chayim Hameln laid to rest?
(a) January 31.
(b) March 23.
(c) January 16.
(d) July 7.

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

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

5. Who did Gluckel ask to check her figures for auction so her values were not set too low or too high in Book V?
(a) Chayim.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Moshe.

6. Who moved to Hamburg, where he lost all his money, before moving to Altona to be a money-changer?
(a) Joseph Lifshitz.
(b) Samuel Levy.
(c) Abraham Metz.
(d) Hirz Levy.

7. Who was Gluckel praying with when Chayim died?
(a) Abraham Levi.
(b) Feibisch Levi.
(c) Moshe Lifishitz.
(d) Joseph Hamil.

8. Who brokered the marriage of Zipporah?
(a) Loeb Hamburger.
(b) Alexander Lietz.
(c) Leffman Behrens.
(d) Hannah Goldman.

9. From whom did Chayim secure a passport and bodyguard in Book IV?
(a) General Meitz.
(b) General Buditz.
(c) General Stadthagen.
(d) General Stein.

10. Where did Samuel's daughter live in Book VII?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Bamburg.

11. What physician was called to see Chayim after he fell on a sharp stone and was injured?
(a) Abraham Schneider.
(b) Moshe Lifshitz.
(c) Abraham Lopez.
(d) Joseph Hamil.

12. From where did the King of France forbid the import or export of money in Book VII?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Britain.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Lorraine.

13. How long did it take for Gluckel to pay off her debts following Chayim's death?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

14. Where did Gluckel and Chayim arrive for New Year's in Book IV?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Hameln.
(c) Danzig.
(d) Emden.

15. How long after he married Gluckel did Hirz Levi's business crash?
(a) One year.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Loeb Hamburger live?

2. With whom did Gluckel meet at Leipzig Fair to discuss the matter with Loeb in Book V?

3. When was Elias betrothed?

4. For how long did Gluckel remain sick following her betrothal to her second husband?

5. Gluckel's son Loeb died before he was how old?

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