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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose fortune vanishes from lack of supervision in Book II?

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. In what year did Gluckel remarry?

5. How many wedding guests traveled to Gluckel's wedding in addition to Gluckel's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the families in Altona like? When and why did Gluckel's family return to Hamburg?

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

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

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

6. What did Gluckel write by way of introduction to the memoirs in Book I? Whom did she address?

7. What is revealed of Gluckel's later life in the Introduction?

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

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

10. What dangerous situation did Chayim encounter while in business in Book III? How did this lead to business with Judah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Lob Pinkerle with Joseph Hameln. How did these two men compare financially? What businesses were they in? What were their characteristics?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Chayim Hameln with Hirz Levy. How did the men compare financially? How were they as husbands and fathers?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different causes of premature death in 17th Century Europe. How did many of Gluckel's family die?

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