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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his lessons in July-December 1662, what does Pepys dedicate most of his time to?
(a) Multiplication tables.
(b) Tap.
(c) Ballads.
(d) Fast songs.

2. What becomes expense rises again in January-June 1662?
(a) Plays.
(b) Expenses for fashionable clothes.
(c) Expenses for servants.
(d) Food.

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

4. Every March, what does Pepys flash back to?
(a) His wife's birthday.
(b) His bladder surgery.
(c) His time at sea.
(d) His birthday.

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

6. Where does Pepys go first when he begins his new promotion?
(a) His fleet sails into the English Channel.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) His horse takes him to the next town over.

7. Who does Pepys run into one afternoon and have an affair with in July-December 1663?
(a) Lady Lord Sandwich.
(b) Mrs. Lane.
(c) Ashwell.
(d) Jane.

8. Why was Sir Charles Sydly arrested?
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) Debauchery.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Murder.

9. What gift does Pepys receive for his wife?
(a) Rings.
(b) Hairbows.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Gloves and gold pieces.

10. Finally in July-December, 1663, who is hired as his wife's new maid?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jane.
(c) Ashwell.
(d) Lady.

11. Who produces a copy of a letter Pepys had burned?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Lady Sandwich.
(c) Will.
(d) His wife.

12. What is Pepys's country house called?
(a) Halfway House.
(b) The Happy House.
(c) The Gardens.
(d) The Cabin.

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

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

15. What does Pepys learn to do for himself in January-June, 1664?
(a) Buy clothes.
(b) Tell jokes.
(c) Shave.
(d) Clean his teeth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of lessons does Pepys decide to begin in July-December 1662?

3. Who praises Pepys for his new home and the status it brings?

4. Who is Pepys jealous of in in January-June 1663?

5. How long does Pepys's abstinence last?

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