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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. Where was Gluckel's sister's fiance from?

2. How many Reichsthalers did the richest Jew in Altona own?

3. Gluckel wrote in Book III that Judah brought them nothing, but now has how many Reichsthalers?

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

5. When did Gluckel's family return to Hameln?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When was the plague rumored to be spreading? What did Gluckel's family do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dangers of travel and trade that Chayim and his family faced in the 17th Century. What different incidents are referred to in the book where Chayim or others faced danger while conducting business?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Who was Gluckel of Hameln? When was she born? When did she die? Where did she live?

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