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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Pepys petition in January-June 1668?
(a) That his cousin's husband's death be ruled accidental.
(b) That his cousin be given a divorce.
(c) That the war should end.
(d) That the Navy get more money.

3. After the Navy men tire of waiting to be paid, what happens?
(a) They do nothing.
(b) They leave the country.
(c) They revolt.
(d) They threaten Pepys.

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

5. What does Mrs. Knipp miss in January-June,1666?
(a) A date.
(b) A party.
(c) An appointment.
(d) An interview.

6. With people either dying of the plague or leaving for the country, London looks what way?
(a) Very full.
(b) The same.
(c) Very deserted.
(d) As it did two years ago.

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

8. What happened to Pepys's cousin's husband?
(a) He joins the Dutch Navy.
(b) He divorces the cousin and runs off.
(c) He throws himself into a fountain and dies.
(d) He has an affair with Pepys's wife.

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

10. What kind of wonder has caught the city's attention in January-June 1668?
(a) A meteor of some sort.
(b) A thundercloud.
(c) The healing of someone sick.
(d) A rainbow.

11. In November 1664, who does war begin between?
(a) French and Dutch.
(b) Dutch and English.
(c) English and Germans.
(d) Dutch and Germans.

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

13. What treatment does Pepys get for the second time in July-December 1668?
(a) Foot reflexology.
(b) Bladder stone surgery.
(c) Bloodletting.
(d) A massage.

14. In July-December 1667, where does Pepys vacation?
(a) In the country.
(b) In Italy.
(c) In France.
(d) On a boat.

15. How much short are the household accounts in January-June 1665?
(a) Seven schillings.
(b) 17 schillings.
(c) 77 schillings.
(d) 70 schillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Knipp miss the event she did in January-June 1666?

2. In July-December, 1664, who is Pepys continuing an affair with?

3. Who goes with Pepys on his vacation in July-December, 1667?

4. How does Pepys feel about bribes during July-December 1664?

5. What play does Pepys see in July-December, 1664?

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