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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. Who receives the promotion to Treasurer?
(a) Pepys.
(b) Will.
(c) Pepys wife.
(d) Lord Sandwich.

2. What happens after the incident on New Year's Day 1662 when Pepys wakes up?
(a) His wife gets angry at him.
(b) No explaination is given, and they go back to sleep.
(c) Pepys's wife seeks medical attention.
(d) The bank is closed.

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

4. Once again in January-June 1662, how is Pepys planning to have a frugal life?
(a) By getting rid of servants.
(b) By going to church more.
(c) By abstaining from wine.
(d) By no longer keeping up with fashions.

5. Despite the fact that he has a lot of money, what does Pepys begin to worry about in July-December 1660?
(a) The financial state of the city.
(b) The financial state of the Navy.
(c) His finances.
(d) The financial state of the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pepys continues to worry about what in July-December 1662?

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

3. Who trusts Pepys to watch valuable jewels?

4. Who holds the final authority over the Navy?

5. In his plan to be frugal in January-June 1662, what is an indulgence Pepys will allow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the way that Pepys and his wife fight.

3. What does Pepys do to prepare for the possibility that he might be captured?

4. Why does Pepys attend the Catholic Mass in July-December 1662?

5. Describe the coronation of the King.

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

7. While the plague has hit London, what is happening in Pepys's and his wife's life?

8. Describe what we know about Pepys affairs as the journal closes.

9. How do Pepys and his wife show that they care very much about outward appearances in January-June 1661?

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

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