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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the fourth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Reb Samuel.
(c) Moses.
(d) Yenta.

2. To whom was Yenta Hameln betrothed?
(a) Solomon Gans.
(b) Hirz Letz.
(c) Samuel Cleves.
(d) Abraham Letz.

3. How old was Mata when she died?
(a) 76.
(b) 74.
(c) 34.
(d) 78.

4. What did the father bird do to the first bird he was taking across the stream in Gluckel's introduction to her memoirs?
(a) Abandoned it.
(b) Drowned it.
(c) Saved it.
(d) Kissed it.

5. Which child did Gluckel have while Judah Berlin was in Danzig?
(a) Zepporah.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mata.
(d) Hannah.

6. With whom did Gluckel's family form a partnership only to dissolve it a year later because he did not put up the money agreed upon?
(a) Hirz Lietz.
(b) Judah Berlin.
(c) Moshe Berlin.
(d) Joseph Hameln.

7. Where did a rule exist that caused Jews who died there to forfeit all their possessions?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Zieg Fair.
(d) Leipzig Fair.

8. Which of Joseph Hameln's children died at the age of fifty?
(a) Moses.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Reb Isaac.
(d) Reb Samuel.

9. Who was the eighth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Moses.
(c) Yenta.
(d) Abraham.

10. Where did Gluckel's parents stop on their way to Hameln at Gluckel's wedding?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Cleves.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Avonlea.

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

12. Who did Gluckel's family stop to visit in Hanover in Book III?
(a) Joshua Hameln.
(b) Joseph Hameln.
(c) Moshe Hameln.
(d) Abraham Hameln.

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

14. What was the name of Judah Berlin's uncle?
(a) Rothman.
(b) Leffmann.
(c) Steiner.
(d) Lietz.

15. Who nursed Chayim Hameln back to health when he was ill at the fair?
(a) Judah Berlin.
(b) Joseph Hameln.
(c) Moshe Berlin.
(d) Gluckel Hameln.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay in Hameln after marrying?

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

3. Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln takes place beginning in what year?

4. Who was the eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?

5. In what year did Gluckel's first husband die?

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