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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 1787.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?
(a) Pharmacist
(b) Physician
(c) Housewife
(d) Minister

3. To what state do Martha and Ephraim move with their family?
(a) New York
(b) Connecticut
(c) Ohio
(d) Maine

4. What was Martha Ballard's maiden name?
(a) Miller
(b) Moore
(c) McKenna
(d) Murphy

5. Which of the following is not a product for which Martha used herbs?
(a) Ointments
(b) Hallucinogens
(c) Teas
(d) Compresses

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ephraim's mill in 1787?

2. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?

3. In what town are the Ballards living in 1787?

4. Martha began to keep a diary because ___________________________.

5. Who is Ephraim Ballard?

(see the answer key)

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