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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?
(a) Miss or their fiance's name
(b) Miss or their father's name
(c) Ms. or their first name
(d) Miss or their first name

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

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

4. Many men during Martha's lifetime thought that education for a woman was ________________.
(a) Unnecessary
(b) Unlikely
(c) Optional
(d) Critical

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what river does Martha spend much of her time?

2. Martha used her diary to _________________.

3. What is the function of a midwife?

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

5. What is the epidemic in the summer of 1787?

(see the answer key)

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