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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Pepys attends a gambling party with friends?
(a) He bets a lot of money.
(b) He refuses to gamble.
(c) He lets his wife gamble.
(d) He bets a little money.

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pepys begin to worry about in January-June 1667?

2. What is in jeopardy in January-June, 1665?

3. Which ship does Prince Rupert command?

4. Who retires from leading the Navy in July-December 1666?

5. When Pepys first hears about this emergency in July-December, 1666, what does he do?

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