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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In July-December 1662, Pepys suspends his abstinence on wine and plays in celebration of what?
(a) His birthday.
(b) Michaelmas day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

2. Not only is Pepys abstaining in July-December 1661, but he is striving to be what?
(a) The first one to abstain from wine.
(b) The first one to abstain from bathing.
(c) The first one to abstain from sex.
(d) The first one to abstain from smoking.

3. What does Pepys do for work in January-June 1660?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Horseman.
(c) Various jobs for Lord Sandwich.
(d) Clerk at a store in town.

4. In January-June 1662, who is increasing their threats?
(a) The English.
(b) Only the Dutch.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The French and the Dutch.

5. What does Pepys nearly injure in January-June 1660 when firing a gun?
(a) His eye.
(b) His foot.
(c) His arm.
(d) A royal.

6. What does the person who Pepys calls do when he feels under the weather?
(a) Performs bloodletting.
(b) Gives him a day off.
(c) Gives him a pep talk.
(d) Gives him a massage.

7. Pepys is offered money to impregnate someone. Who offers him the money?
(a) Pepys's uncle.
(b) Pepys' neighbor.
(c) Lady Lord Sandwich.
(d) Jane.

8. For his wife in in January-June 1663, Pepys arranges what?
(a) A companion.
(b) A new maid.
(c) Private lessons.
(d) A new home.

9. What actually happens to the buried money?
(a) It goes to the King and Duke as promised.
(b) They never find it; it is a hoax.
(c) The give it to charity.
(d) They find it, but lose it.

10. What kind of musical interests does Pepys have in January-June 1660?
(a) Just vocal.
(b) Both instrumental and vocal.
(c) Just instrumental.
(d) He hates music.

11. Who does Pepys run into one afternoon and have an affair with in July-December 1663?
(a) Jane.
(b) Ashwell.
(c) Mrs. Lane.
(d) Lady Lord Sandwich.

12. Finally in July-December, 1663, who is hired as his wife's new maid?
(a) Lady.
(b) Ashwell.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jane.

13. Does Pepys approve of Lord Sandwich having affairs?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) He has no opinion.
(d) He approves, but tells him to stop anyhow.

14. What gift does Pepys receive for his wife?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Hairbows.
(c) Gloves and gold pieces.
(d) Rings.

15. What is one thing Pepys does with his appearance in January-June 1661?
(a) He goes bald.
(b) He takes an interest in the latest fashions.
(c) He grows a beard.
(d) He gets manicures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pepys revise his vows about plays in January-June, 1664?

2. How long does Pepys's abstinence last?

3. Whose rituals does Pepys think are absurd?

4. Who is the victim of the crime that Pepys's witnesses in January-June, 1664?

5. Why was Sir Charles Sydly arrested?

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