Try It
1. When did the fire begin?
Answer: September 2, 1666
2. Where did the fire begin?
Answer: In Pudding Lane in the King's baker's house.
3. Who is said to have started the fire?
Answer: The King's baker is said to ahve started the fire by leaving his oven on during the night.
4. How many houses have been burned by the time Pepys takes the events seriously?
Answer: At first, when Pepys awakens at 3:00 A.M. to view the disaster, he doesn't see much and goes back to bed. When he awakens, 300 houses are burned.
5. What reaction does the maor have in Canning Street when he hears the king's commands concerning the fire?
Answer: "Lord, what can I do I am spent: people will not obey me." the mayor said, Then he said he must go and refresh himself.
6. How do Pepys and Sir W. Penn protect their wine and Parmesan cheese?
Answer: They bury it in the garden.
7. Who does Pepys tell about the fire?
Answer: He tells the king about the fire.
8. What does the Duke of York tell the soldiers to do?
Answer: The Duke tells the soldiers to blow up houses with gunpowder.
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