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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Martha deep much of her accounting?
(a) Her kitchen cupboard
(b) Her bedside table
(c) Her diary
(d) Her desk drawer

2. Which of the following was not one of Ephraim's professions?
(a) Surveyor
(b) Attorney
(c) Miller
(d) Tax collector

3. What term did Martha use for a woman in labor?
(a) Unwell
(b) Expectant
(c) Tormented
(d) Writhing

4. How many times in 27 years of midwife practice did Martha ever call a doctor?
(a) 7
(b) 15
(c) 10
(d) 2

5. How could birth be a dangerous process?
(a) If it was a breech birth
(b) If it was a multiple birth
(c) If the woman was alone
(d) If the baby was premature

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member concerns Martha because of a bad temper?

2. What terms does Martha very seldom use for women in her diary?

3. Why does Martha think Dr. Page will not be successful?

4. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?

5. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?

(see the answer key)

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