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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July-December, 1667.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is grass seeing growing tall after the plague hits?
(a) The castle.
(b) Pepys's house.
(c) The town square.
(d) White Hall court.

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

3. How do the opinions of Pepys and his wife differ over the her new companion?
(a) Pepys thinks she is ordinary; his wife thinks she is pretty.
(b) Pepys thinks she is the most beautiful person he's ever seen; his wife disagrees.
(c) Pepys's wife thinks she is the most beautiful person she's ever seen; he disagrees.
(d) Pepys thinks she is pretty; his wife thinks she is ordinary.

4. In anger, what does Pepys rip up in January -June 1663
(a) All of his wife's paperwork.
(b) All of Will's paperwork.
(c) All of his wife's books.
(d) All of the Duke's paperwork.

5. What happens to the financial status of the Navy in January-June 1666?
(a) It worsens.
(b) It gets better.
(c) Pepys does not write about it.
(d) It stays the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Navy men tire of waiting to be paid, what happens?

2. What does Pepys nearly injure in January-June 1660 when firing a gun?

3. What event causes Pepys to suffer in the morning afterward?

4. What happens to those involved in resistance against the Royals?

5. Who takes singing lessons?

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