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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 Ballard's maiden name?
(a) Miller
(b) McKenna
(c) Moore
(d) Murphy

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

3. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?
(a) Cut the bandages
(b) Transported the midwife and nurses
(c) Cut the umbilical cord
(d) Boiled the water

4. In what town to Martha and Ephraim settle?
(a) Hingham
(b) Hallowell
(c) Hightower
(d) Houston

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year does Martha start her diary?

4. In what town was Martha Ballard born?

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

(see the answer key)

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