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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 1792.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?
(a) She had enough money from her two businesses
(b) She would not let them marry
(c) She demanded that they stay
(d) She asked them to stay

2. Which social and economic class had more out-of-wedlock births?
(a) Each class had an equal share
(b) The middle class
(c) The lower class
(d) The upper class

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

4. What is the perception of midwives among those in authority?
(a) Trust
(b) Scorn
(c) Skepticism
(d) Fear

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?

2. What is Martha accused of taking from a neighbor?

3. Where did Martha deep much of her accounting?

4. To what state do Martha and Ephraim move with their family?

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

(see the answer key)

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