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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In July-December 1660 entries, what does the reader find out about Pepys's relationship with his wife?
(a) That they were never in love.
(b) That they both have remained loyal to his each other.
(c) That his wife has had affairs.
(d) That Pepys has had affairs with other women.

3. When Pepys receives a promotion in January-June 1660, what does he become?
(a) Lord's clerk.
(b) General at sea.
(c) Lord Sandwich.
(d) Lord's assistant.

4. What crime does Pepys witness in January-June 1664?
(a) Arson.
(b) A murder.
(c) A robbery.
(d) The rape of a woman.

5. In January-June 1663, what kind of lesson does Pepys take?
(a) Speech lessons.
(b) Dancing lessons.
(c) Singing lessons.
(d) Math lessons.

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

7. Who holds the final authority over the Navy?
(a) His father.
(b) Will.
(c) Lord Sandwich.
(d) The Duke of York.

8. What is Pepys feelings about his wife's need for a companion?
(a) He is jealous.
(b) He likes the idea.
(c) He has no feelings on the issue.
(d) He fights with her about it.

9. In anger, what does Pepys rip up in January -June 1663
(a) All of Will's paperwork.
(b) All of the Duke's paperwork.
(c) All of his wife's books.
(d) All of his wife's paperwork.

10. Who takes lessons with Pepys in in January-June 1663?
(a) Will.
(b) Lady Lord Sandwich.
(c) His wife.
(d) Lord Sandwich.

11. In January-June 1661, what does Pepys reveal about the King?
(a) That the King is a liar.
(b) That he had an affair with his wife.
(c) That there was an attempt to kill him in the previous year.
(d) That Pepys' wife does not like the king.

12. Pepys complains that a new maid hired by his wife is what?
(a) Too pretty.
(b) Too messy.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Ugly.

13. What does Pepys admit about the victim in the crime that he witnesses?
(a) That the victim deserved to be robbed.
(b) That he wishes he was in the rapist's place.
(c) That he never liked the murder victim.
(d) That he wishes he was setting fire in the arson.

14. In July-December 1662, there is a rumor about money buried where?
(a) At the castle.
(b) In Pepys backyard.
(c) At Lord Sandwich's tower.
(d) The Tower of London.

15. What actually happens to the buried money?
(a) The give it to charity.
(b) It goes to the King and Duke as promised.
(c) They never find it; it is a hoax.
(d) They find it, but lose it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pepys suspect of theft in July-December 1660?

2. What is Will's punishment in January-June 1662?

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

4. How much does Pepys go into the funeral description of someone who died of lung cancer?

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

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