The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys
  • 1. What event does Samuel Pepys famously document in his diary?
A) The Great Fire of London
B) The English Civil War
C) The signing of the Magna Carta
D) The Battle of Hastings
  • 2. In what year did the Great Fire of London occur?
A) 1666
B) 1667
C) 1665
D) 1664
  • 3. How often did Pepys typically write in his diary?
A) Monthly
B) Yearly
C) Weekly
D) Daily
  • 4. What major incident involving the Dutch occurred during Pepys' lifetime?
A) The War of the Roses
B) The French Revolution
C) The Second Anglo-Dutch War
D) The Spanish Armada
  • 5. When did Samuel Pepys start writing his diary?
A) 1670
B) 1650
C) 1680
D) 1660
  • 6. Who was Pepys' wife, mentioned frequently in the diary?
A) Elizabeth
B) Catherine
C) Anne
D) Mary
  • 7. What notable royal figure did Pepys write about?
A) King James I
B) Queen Elizabeth I
C) King Charles II
D) King Henry VIII
  • 8. In which city did Pepys live and work?
A) Paris
B) Edinburgh
C) London
D) Amsterdam
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