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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. Who was the eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Noah.
(d) Joseph.

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

3. Where did a rule exist that caused Jews who died there to forfeit all their possessions?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Zieg Fair.
(d) Leipzig Fair.

4. Who was the eighth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Moses.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Yenta.
(d) Hannah.

5. Who wrote the introduction to the book?
(a) Chaim Rosenwald.
(b) Andrew Rosen.
(c) Stephen Schultz.
(d) Robert S. Rosen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel wrote that it was what year?

2. Who was the third eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?

3. How old was Gluckel when she was betrothed?

4. Who was the fifth of Joseph Hameln's children?

5. How old was Mata when she died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the eldest of Chayim's siblings described in Book II?

4. Where did Gluckel's early years take place, according to the Introduction?

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

6. What happened after Gluckel's wedding in Book II? What was Gluckel's impression of Hameln?

7. Who was Yenta and to whom was she betrothed?

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

9. Who was Sabbatai Zevi? What impact did he have on the Jews?

10. What advice did Gluckel leave to her readers in Book I?

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