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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the incident on New Year's Day 1662 when Pepys wakes up?

2. Why does Pepys order a wig from his barber?

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

4. In July-December 1662, Pepys wife asks for what?

5. Who resists the Royals in July-December 1660?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the meaning behind Pepys beginning to discipline the household staff?

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

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

5. Compare the financial status of the Navy with the excessive spending of the Royal Family.

6. How does Pepys describe his professional life in January-June 1662?

7. What happens when Pepys's family returns to his father's house in the country?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Pepys' views on adultery? Are there the same rules for husbands and wives? How does his opinion of Lord Sandwich's affair illustrate those views?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the dire state of the country in January-June, 1665. Who is suffering the most? Who takes advantage of that and how?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Pepys's ambition and how it relates to status in society. Explain the motivation behind his ambitions.

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