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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gluckel when she died?
(a) 65.
(b) 95.
(c) 72.
(d) 78.

2. Who wrote the introduction to the book?
(a) Chaim Rosenwald.
(b) Stephen Schultz.
(c) Andrew Rosen.
(d) Robert S. Rosen.

3. How did Gluckel's maternal grandfather die?
(a) Fire.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Plague.
(d) Flood.

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

5. Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln takes place beginning in what year?
(a) 1635.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1646.
(d) 1640.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the dowry of Gluckel's sister?

2. When was Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln published in its current edition?

3. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel wrote that it was what year?

4. From whom did Gluckel receive secular education?

5. Life in Hamburg was granted at the mercy of whom?

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