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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?
(a) 27
(b) 39
(c) 29
(d) 30

2. What terms does Martha very seldom use for women in her diary?
(a) Dame or Mistress
(b) Lady or Mistress
(c) Lady or Mam
(d) Lady or Madam

3. How many babies did Martha deliver in 1793?
(a) 37
(b) 35
(c) 53
(d) 17

4. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?
(a) Sheared sheep and broke flax
(b) Weaving
(c) Sales
(d) Accounting

5. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?
(a) She asked them to stay
(b) She had enough money from her two businesses
(c) She demanded that they stay
(d) She would not let them marry

Short Answer Questions

1. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.

2. Which of the following was not one of Ephraim's professions?

3. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.

4. What is the bulk of Martha's diary?

5. What term did Martha use for a woman in labor?

(see the answer key)

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