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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is grass seeing growing tall after the plague hits?
(a) The castle.
(b) The town square.
(c) White Hall court.
(d) Pepys's house.

2. Why are several houses quarantined in January-June 1665?
(a) Pepys does not explain.
(b) Because of lice.
(c) Because of the plague.
(d) Because of measles.

3. What play does Pepys see in July-December, 1664?
(a) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(b) The General.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Hamlet.

4. What treatment does Pepys get for the second time in July-December 1668?
(a) Bladder stone surgery.
(b) A massage.
(c) Foot reflexology.
(d) Bloodletting.

5. When Pepys and his wife were poorer, the wife had to help with what chores?
(a) Yard work and cooking.
(b) Sweeping and ironing.
(c) Dishes and laundry.
(d) Washing and cooking.

6. How do the opinions of Pepys and his wife differ over the her new companion?
(a) Pepys thinks she is pretty; his wife thinks she is ordinary.
(b) Pepys thinks she is ordinary; his wife thinks she is pretty.
(c) Pepys's wife thinks she is the most beautiful person she's ever seen; he disagrees.
(d) Pepys thinks she is the most beautiful person he's ever seen; his wife disagrees.

7. In July-December, 1664, who is Pepys continuing an affair with?
(a) Lady Lord Sandwich.
(b) Jane.
(c) His uncle's wife.
(d) Mrs. Lane.

8. What is Pepys's excuse this time in January-June 1667 for making an exception to his vow not to drink wine?
(a) The weather is very cold.
(b) The wine will go bad.
(c) He wants to celebrate.
(d) Times are tough.

9. Who returns to London to poor public support in January-June 1666?
(a) The King.
(b) Lady Lord Sandwich.
(c) Lord Sandwich.
(d) Pepys.

10. In November 1664, who does war begin between?
(a) Dutch and English.
(b) French and Dutch.
(c) English and Germans.
(d) Dutch and Germans.

11. What does the mayor enact because of the plague?
(a) A ban on going to pubs.
(b) A ban on drinking.
(c) A ban on eating vegetables.
(d) A citywide curfew.

12. How does Pepys feel about bribes during July-December 1664?
(a) He does not say how he feels.
(b) He returns them.
(c) It's OK for others, but not for him.
(d) He does takes them.

13. With people either dying of the plague or leaving for the country, London looks what way?
(a) The same.
(b) Very full.
(c) Very deserted.
(d) As it did two years ago.

14. What does Pepys have that is more than anyone in his family has ever had?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Horses.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Servants.

15. Who goes with Pepys on his vacation in July-December, 1667?
(a) His family.
(b) Lord Sandwich.
(c) No one.
(d) A mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the science experiment involve that Pepys witnesses?

2. What consumes much of Pepys time in January-June, 1665?

3. What kind of wonder has caught the city's attention in January-June 1668?

4. Who returns to London in January-June 1666?

5. What does Pepys say his brother needs to do in July-December 1667?

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