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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Delivering babies was left primarily to whom?
(a) Doctors
(b) Nurses
(c) Husbands
(d) Midwives

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

3. Martha's diary was once included in a book about the history of which city?
(a) Albany, New York
(b) Augusta, Maine
(c) Portland, Maine
(d) Augusta, Georgia

4. How many people died during the epidemic in 1787?
(a) 150
(b) 5
(c) 15
(d) 50

5. What is the perception of midwives among women?
(a) Mistrust
(b) Trust
(c) Love
(d) Fear

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha experience for the first time during this period?

2. Which of the following is not a product for which Martha used herbs?

3. Many historians consider Martha's diary to be _____________.

4. What does Martha charge for each birth?

5. What was Ephraim's profession?

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