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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Martha's sister's name?
(a) Dorothy Ballard
(b) Dorothy Barton
(c) Clara Barton
(d) Elizabeth Brown

5. Physicians often doubled as what profession?
(a) Justice of the Peace
(b) Judge
(c) Newspaper Editor
(d) Lawyer

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town was Martha Ballard born?

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

3. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?

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

5. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?

(see the answer key)

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