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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gluckel when the Swedes attacked Altona?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

2. What was the vocation of Gluckel's second husband?
(a) Barber.
(b) Banker.
(c) Shopkeeper.
(d) Miller.

3. Under whose rule did the Jews settle in Altona?
(a) The King of Sweden.
(b) The King of Denmark.
(c) The King of France.
(d) The King of Germany.

4. Life in Hamburg was granted at the mercy of whom?
(a) The State Council.
(b) The King.
(c) The Town Council.
(d) The Dictator.

5. Who was the third eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?
(a) Yenta.
(b) Moses.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Abraham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed?

3. When did the Swedes take over Altona?

4. What was the name of Chayim Hameln's father?

5. Where was Gluckel's maternal grandfather from?

(see the answer key)

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