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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. What is Sir Charles Sydly fined for his arrest?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) He is not fined.
(c) 10,000 pounds.
(d) 5,000 pounds.

2. What does Pepys think of a Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) He likes it.
(b) He does not like it.
(c) He does not give an opinion.
(d) He didn't see it.

3. Who is Lord Sandwich having a possible affair with in July-December 1663?
(a) Pepys' wife.
(b) Jane.
(c) Ashwell.
(d) A daughter of Mrs. Becke.

4. When July-December 1661 opens, Pepys is abstaining from what?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Sex.
(c) Wine.
(d) Smoking.

5. What does Pepys do to a man who tries to rape his wife?
(a) He beats him.
(b) He has him arrested.
(c) He does nothing.
(d) He kills him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Pepys's wife's companion who lied?

3. What does Pepys do each March?

4. What is Pepys's country house called?

5. What does Pepys rate as the worst thing he has ever seen in his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe two developments in household affairs that Pepys writes about in July-December 1661.

2. What happens in July-December 1661 to show that Pepys and his wife still have a long way to go fashionably?

3. What is happening with Pepys relationship with his wife when July-December 1664 opens?

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

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

6. How does the status of the Navy hit an all-time low?

7. Describe the coronation of the King.

8. Explain why Pepys is celebrating the anniversary of the bladder surgery.

9. How have price hikes affected the city residents in January-June 1668?

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

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