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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. What did Mordecai decide to trade in Germany?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Wine.
(c) Furs.
(d) Clothing.

2. Where were seed pearls used for jewelry plentiful for trade?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Danzig.
(d) Paris.

3. How much was the dowry of Gluckel's sister?
(a) 2000 Reichsthalers.
(b) 1200 Reichsthalers.
(c) 1500 Reichsthalers.
(d) 1800 Reichsthalers.

4. Where did Gluckel's family decide to go after the plague was rumored in Hamburg?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Aster.
(d) Hameln.

5. How old was Gluckel when her first husband died?
(a) 40.
(b) 45.
(c) 52.
(d) 44.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel recommended to her children that they be honest with both Jews and Gentiles in what?

3. What was the name of Gluckel's sister?

4. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed?

5. How old was Mata when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Jacob stop along the route in Book III?

2. Who was Mordecai? What happened to him?

3. What does the Introduction say about the value of The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln as a historical artifact?

4. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed? What was her father's position on the dowry?

5. What did Gluckel write of "preaching" in Book I? Did she?

6. What examples did Gluckel give of her father taking in others into his home?

7. Where did Gluckel travel and why, according to the Introduction?

8. Who were the youngest of Joseph Hameln's children?

9. What arrived in Hanover to transport the wedding party in Book II? How did Chayim's father handle the situation?

10. What value did jewels hold in the 17th Century? How did this affect Chayim's business?

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