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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the birth to death ratio in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 3:1
(b) 1:1
(c) 10:1
(d) 4:1

2. What does Martha's diary provide to historians?
(a) A look at early American language
(b) A look at how medicine was dispersed
(c) A look at medical malpractice
(d) A look at the life of a pioneer woman

3. How many children did Martha have?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 3
(d) 5

4. What was Ephraim's profession?
(a) Surveyor and miller
(b) Lawyer and judge
(c) Surveyor and judge
(d) Lawyer and miller

5. Martha began to keep a diary because ___________________________.
(a) She wanted to keep a medical log
(b) No one really knows
(c) She wanted to pass her story to her children
(d) She had a hard time remembering appointments

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Martha deliver in her lifetime?

2. What is the perception of midwives among those in authority?

3. What is the perception of midwives among women?

4. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?

5. What was Martha Ballard's maiden name?

(see the answer key)

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