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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the city do in remembrance of the fire?
(a) Fasts.
(b) Holds a bonfire.
(c) Stays quiet for a day.
(d) Dances.

2. Who claims responsibility for causing this emergency of July-December 1666?
(a) A French priest.
(b) Pepys.
(c) Pepys' wife's companion.
(d) Pepys' wife.

3. What kind of problem does Pepys have with his wife when July-December 1664 opens?
(a) Her moods.
(b) Her cooking.
(c) Her fashion.
(d) Her excessive spending.

4. Where does Pepys see the tightrope walkers?
(a) Another city.
(b) The fair.
(c) The town square.
(d) The circus.

5. What kind of vision aid does Pepys receive?
(a) Tubes with glass in them.
(b) Drops.
(c) Regular glasses.
(d) Contacts.

6. Why did Mrs. Knipp miss the event she did in January-June 1666?
(a) Because of her abusive husband.
(b) Because she dislikes Pepys.
(c) Because wives were not allowed to attend.
(d) Because she was sick.

7. What does Pepys think of the item encased in glass?
(a) He thinks it's disgusting.
(b) He thinks it is a scientific wonder.
(c) He thinks it's a hoax.
(d) It thinks it is a work of art.

8. What happens when Pepys tries to flirt with an attractive woman in July-December 1667?
(a) He is caught by a neighbor.
(b) His father scolds him.
(c) His wife tries to poke him with a pin.
(d) He has an affair with her.

9. What does Pepys begin to worry about in January-June 1667?
(a) That there will be another tornado.
(b) That he will be captured.
(c) That there will be another fire.
(d) That he will be poor again.

10. What problem does Pepys mention for the first time in July-December 1667?
(a) His heart.
(b) His leg.
(c) His vision.
(d) His bladder stone.

11. Pepys has his first visit to who in January-June 1668?
(a) A psychic.
(b) A general physician.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A psychatrist.

12. Who returns to London in January-June 1666?
(a) Pepys father.
(b) Pepys sister.
(c) The Royals.
(d) The noblemen.

13. What does Pepys have that is more than anyone in his family has ever had?
(a) Horses.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Servants.
(d) Wealth.

14. What animal does the science experiment involve that Pepys witnesses?
(a) An ox.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

15. What did Pepys do to his wife in July-December 1664 that he is ashamed of ?
(a) Divorce her.
(b) Gave her a black eye.
(c) Pushed her.
(d) Publicly humilate her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Knipp miss in January-June,1666?

2. As the new year of 1665 starts, what does Pepys wife rebuke him for?

3. What does Pepys wife begin a yearly habit of collecting?

4. Who returns to London to poor public support in January-June 1666?

5. Which ship does Prince Rupert command?

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