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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who retires from leading the Navy in July-December 1666?
(a) Lord Sandwich.
(b) Pepys.
(c) The King.
(d) The Duke of York.

2. What is Pepys's excuse this time in January-June 1667 for making an exception to his vow not to drink wine?
(a) Times are tough.
(b) The weather is very cold.
(c) The wine will go bad.
(d) He wants to celebrate.

3. What does Pepys wife begin a yearly habit of collecting?
(a) Cards from friends.
(b) The May dew.
(c) Cards from doctors.
(d) Money on the street.

4. What has happened to the doctors treating those with the plague?
(a) They are only treating royalty.
(b) They have left out of fear.
(c) They have died.
(d) They are all still alive.

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

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

7. What consumes much of Pepys time in January-June, 1665?
(a) Affairs.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Yelling at his wife.
(d) The business of the war.

8. What account proves profitable and earns praise for Pepys in January-June 1665?
(a) Tangier.
(b) English.
(c) Navy.
(d) Dutch.

9. What play does Pepys see in July-December, 1664?
(a) The General.
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Hamlet.

10. What emergency does Pepys describe for the reader in July-December 1666?
(a) The Great Rain Storm at London.
(b) A tornado.
(c) The Great Fire of London.
(d) A hurricane.

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

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

13. Why does Pepys wife begin collecting what she does in January-June 1667?
(a) She is in search of a new doctor.
(b) She becomes sentimental after the fire.
(c) They need the money.
(d) It is said to be good for one's complexion.

14. As the new year of 1665 starts, what does Pepys wife rebuke him for?
(a) His spending.
(b) His affairs.
(c) His jealousy.
(d) His drinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pepys say his sister needs to do in July-December 1667?

2. In July-December 1664, Pepys is seeking a case for what?

3. Which ship does Prince Rupert command?

4. What happens to the financial status of the Navy in January-June 1666?

5. Where is grass seeing growing tall after the plague hits?

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