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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were seed pearls used for jewelry plentiful for trade?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. Where did Gluckel and Chayim go to see his parents in Book IV?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Hameln.
(d) Hildesheim.

3. Who accompanied Gluckel to Frankfort in Book VI?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Chayim.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Hirz.

4. Who was the second richest Altona Jew?
(a) Chayim Furst.
(b) Lob Pinkerle.
(c) Alexander Hurst.
(d) Chayim Hameln.

5. How many wedding guests traveled to Gluckel's wedding in addition to Gluckel's parents?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Chayim ask to recommend a Talmud scholar to arbitrate for him in Hildesheim?

2. How long after Mata's birth was the plague rumored in Hamburg?

3. How old was Gluckel when she married her second husband?

4. Where did Gluckel and Chayim arrive for New Year's in Book IV?

5. How much money did Gluckel discover she owed after Chayim's death?

(see the answer key)

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