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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Page become a problem for Martha?
(a) He opens his practice next door
(b) He makes slanderous comments about her
(c) He sues her
(d) He includes midwifery in his practice

2. How many of his children did the answer to #148 kill?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 1

3. How long did brides remain with their parents after the marriage?
(a) 1 month
(b) 2 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year

4. On whom does Martha rely heavily during this period?
(a) Dolly
(b) Ephraim
(c) God
(d) Rebecca

5. Where was the murderer buried?
(a) On his farm
(b) At sea
(c) Tossed in a hole at the side of a road
(d) The Calvinist cemetery

Short Answer Questions

1. Martha's diary entries did not follow the same tone as other midwives from ________________.

2. What is the perception of midwives among women?

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

4. Delivering babies was left primarily to whom?

5. Many men during Martha's lifetime thought that education for a woman was ________________.

(see the answer key)

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