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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July-December, 1662.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on New Year's Day 1662 when Pepys wakes up?
(a) He falls out of bed.
(b) He goes to the bank.
(c) He hits his wife in the nose.
(d) He hates himself for not meeting last year's resolutions.

2. In July-December 1662, Pepys wife asks for what?
(a) A new house.
(b) A pet.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A female companion.

3. Who praises Pepys for his new home and the status it brings?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) The Lord.
(d) His mother.

4. The birth of what causes Pepys to chide his wife?
(a) A calf.
(b) Puppies.
(c) A baby.
(d) Her sister's baby.

5. What does Pepys rate as the worst thing he has ever seen in his life?
(a) His ugly maid.
(b) Will.
(c) The play Romeo and Juliet.
(d) The country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the highlight of January-June 1661, according to Pepys's account?

2. What is Will's punishment in January-June 1662?

3. Who takes singing lessons?

4. What actually happens to the buried money?

5. Despite the fact that he has a lot of money, what does Pepys begin to worry about in July-December 1660?

(see the answer key)

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