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[Prep2]_U5_Reading: The great fire

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  • How long did the fire last?
    Three days
    One day
    One week
    Five days
  • Where did the fire start?
    Inside the Tower of London
    In a large church made of stone
    In a bread shop in Pudding Lane
    In the middle of a busy street
  • What was a "normal day" like in London before the fire?
    The city was busy with many people and little shops
    The streets were empty and quiet
    All the houses were made entirely of stone
    The city was much larger than it is today
  • What material were the upper parts of most houses made of in 1666?
    Stone
    Wood
    Metal
    Brick
  • How did the fire move through the buildings?
    It jumped from roof to roof
    It only burned the shops
    It stayed only on the bottom stone floors
    It moved slowly through the streets
  • Which famous building survived because it was made of stone?
    The wooden houses in the streets
    The bread shop in Pudding Lane
    The little shops
    The Tower of London
  • What material did people use for new buildings after the fire?
    Wood
    Straw
    Brick
    Stone
  • What happened to the wooden buildings after the fire?
    They were not there anymore
    They were immediately repaired
    They were saved by the stone floors
    They were moved to a new part of the city
  • Why did the fire spread so quickly between the houses?
    Most buildings were made of stone
    The houses were built very close to each other
    The streets were very wide
    The city was much larger than it is today
  • Which famous stone church can you still see in London today?
    The Pudding Lane Church
    St Paul's Cathedral
    The Bread Shop
    The Wooden Cathedral
  • When did the Great Fire of London begin?
    On Wednesday 5th September 1666
    On Saturday 1st September 1666
    Just after midnight on Sunday 2nd September 1666
    In the middle of a normal Saturday afternoon
  • Which day did the fire finally stop?
    Sunday 2nd September
    Wednesday 5th September
    Saturday 1st September
    Monday 3rd September
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