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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was Gluckel's sister's fiance from?
(a) Cleves.
(b) Letz.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Berlin.
2. How old was Gluckel when her first husband died?
(a) 40.
(b) 45.
(c) 44.
(d) 52.
3. 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) War.
(c) All matters.
(d) Money and goods.
4. Whose fortune vanishes from lack of supervision in Book II?
(a) Samuel Cleves'.
(b) Sussmann Gans'.
(c) Abraham Hameln's.
(d) Hirz Letz's.
5. Who traveled to England but stopped to prosper in Amsterdam in Book III?
(a) Chayim Hameln and Loeb Bischere.
(b) Abraham Lietz and Loet Bischere.
(c) Mordecai Cohen and Joseph Hameln.
(d) Mordecai Cohen and Loeb Bischere.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was recommended to Chayim as a Talmud scholar to arbitrate for him in Hildesheim?
2. How long after Mata's birth was the plague rumored in Hamburg?
3. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay in Hameln after marrying?
4. Who first published Gluckel's memoirs in 1896?
5. Who did Gluckel's family stop to visit in Hanover in Book III?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Mordecai? What happened to him?
2. Who was Sabbatai Zevi? What impact did he have on the Jews?
3. What advice did Gluckel leave to her readers in Book I?
4. What were the living conditions like when Gluckel's family returned to Hamburg?
5. Who was Judah Berlin? How is he introduced in Book III?
6. Who are the eldest of Chayim's siblings described in Book II?
7. Where did Jacob stop along the route in Book III?
8. Where did Gluckel travel and why, according to the Introduction?
9. What did Gluckel write by way of introduction to the memoirs in Book I? Whom did she address?
10. What does the Introduction say about the value of The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln as a historical artifact?
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