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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January 1796.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Martha strongly believed in _____________ to make her patients feel better.
(a) drinking water
(b) sitting in the sun
(c) taking a nap
(d) purging the body

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

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

4. Many New England tows were religiously divided between the strict ______________ and the liberals.
(a) Baptists
(b) Methodists
(c) Calvinists
(d) Catholics

5. What happens to Ephraim's mill in 1787?
(a) He adds on to the structure
(b) He tears it down
(c) It burns down
(d) He builds a front porch

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not one of the hardships associated with surveying?

3. Physicians often doubled as what profession?

4. What is Ephraim's attitude about his surveying work?

5. Delivering babies was left primarily to whom?

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