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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 1788.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?
(a) His wife's name
(b) His address
(c) His title
(d) His middle name

2. Martha's medicines contained no more than _________ ingredients.
(a) five
(b) ten
(c) four
(d) three

3. What business did women handle during Martha's lifetime?
(a) Volunteer work
(b) Education work
(c) Editorial work
(d) Unseen community business

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

5. In what year was Martha Ballard born?
(a) 1753
(b) 1800
(c) 1735
(d) 1776

Short Answer Questions

1. Martha used her diary to _________________.

2. What terms does Martha very seldom use for women in her diary?

3. What does Martha's diary provide to historians?

4. Which of the following is not a way in which Martha would discuss a man in her diary?

5. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?

(see the answer key)

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