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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. When was Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln published in its current edition?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1932.

2. Who fell upon hard times in Poland who was helped by Joseph until being enticed by unfulfilled promises in Hameln?
(a) Samuel Cleves.
(b) Abraham Hameln.
(c) Hirz Letz.
(d) Solomon Gans.

3. How old was Gluckel when she was married?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

4. Gluckel's first husband came from a family of how many children?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gluckel find to be a "dull, shabby hole" in Book II?

2. In what year did Gluckel remarry?

3. In her introduction to her memoirs, what kind of book did Gluckel write that she had no intention of writing because there were already many of them?

4. How many days did Gluckel's family wait for carriages to arrive to take them to Gluckel's wedding?

5. Who was the second eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Judah Berlin? How is he introduced in Book III?

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

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

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

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

8. What different publications of the narrative are discussed in the Introduction?

9. Who was Lob Pinkerle? Describe this individual.

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

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