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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose rituals does Pepys think are absurd?
(a) Lutherans.
(b) Jews.
(c) French.
(d) Catholics.

2. Who resists the Royals in July-December 1660?
(a) Religious fanatics.
(b) Pepys' wife.
(c) No one.
(d) Pepys.

3. Who is worried about Pepys's new position in January-June 1660?
(a) His wife.
(b) Pepys brother.
(c) The old assistant.
(d) Lord Sandwich.

4. Who spends time at Pepys's home grieving after the lung cancer death?
(a) Lady Lord Sandwich.
(b) Pepys's father.
(c) Pepys's wife.
(d) Jane.

5. What does Pepys do each March?
(a) Throw a party for his wife.
(b) Throw a celebration for the king.
(c) Go into hiding.
(d) Throw a celebration to honor those who were there for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who grants the king some money for the Navy in January-June 1663?

2. Who produces a copy of a letter Pepys had burned?

3. In January-June 1662, why does Will continue to get punished?

4. At church, what does Pepys do after sermons?

5. What does Pepys do for work in January-June 1660?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what life on the ship is like for Pepys when he sets sail with Lord Sandwich in January-June 1660.

2. Pepys also admits something horrible about a crime he witnessed. What did he admit?

3. What does Pepys say about civil unrest and a previous attempt to kill the King?

4. Describe the honoring of the Queen in January-June 1662.

5. How does Pepys close his journal?

6. What happens when Pepys sees a shepherd with his son?

7. Describe Pepys time with Lord Sandwich in July-December 1662.

8. What is happening with the Navy in July-December 1664?

9. Explain the death in the family in January-June 1664.

10. Describe Pepys's reaction to his new financial status in July-December 1660.

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