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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 richest Altona Jew?
(a) Chayim Furst.
(b) Alexander Hurst.
(c) Joseph Hameln.
(d) Chayim Hameln.

2. Who turned out to be a Messianic pretender?
(a) Sabbatai Zepho.
(b) Sabbatai Mata.
(c) Sabbatai Zevi.
(d) Sabbatai Levi.

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

4. What "provides all we need to find and learn the journey through this world to the next," according to Gluckel in her introduction to the memoirs?
(a) The Torah.
(b) The Bible.
(c) God.
(d) Our parents.

5. What was the name of Chayim Hameln's father?
(a) Abraham Hameln.
(b) Samuel Hameln.
(c) Michael Hameln.
(d) Joseph Hameln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln takes place beginning in what year?

2. Where did Joseph Hameln set up Yenta and his bride?

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

4. What did Gluckel's father trade?

5. What was the name of Judah Berlin's uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Whom did Chayim send an escort for Gluckel in Book III?

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

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

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

10. What were the living conditions like when Gluckel's family returned to Hamburg?

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