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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. To whom was Yenta Hameln betrothed?
(a) Samuel Cleves.
(b) Solomon Gans.
(c) Hirz Letz.
(d) Abraham Letz.

2. In what year did Gluckel complete her diaries?
(a) 1716.
(b) 1719.
(c) 1720.
(d) 1702.

3. 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) Religion.
(c) War.
(d) All matters.

4. What did Gluckel's father trade?
(a) Tea and spices.
(b) Precious stones.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Salt.

5. Who did Gluckel's family stop to visit in Hanover in Book III?
(a) Joseph Hameln.
(b) Abraham Hameln.
(c) Moshe Hameln.
(d) Joshua Hameln.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay in Hameln after marrying?

2. What was the name of Gluckel's mother?

3. Who nursed Chayim Hameln back to health when he was ill at the fair?

4. Who was the richest Altona Jew?

5. Who fell upon hard times in Poland who was helped by Joseph until being enticed by unfulfilled promises in Hameln?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plague scare happened in Gluckel's family?

2. Where did Gluckel stay after her wedding in Book II?

3. Why did Gluckel's family leave Hamburg when she was young?

4. What reasons does the Introduction give for Gluckel writing the memoirs?

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

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

7. Who was Mordecai? What happened to him?

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

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

10. What does the Introduction say about Gluckel's achievements as a woman?

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