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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many New England tows were religiously divided between the strict ______________ and the liberals.
(a) Baptists
(b) Methodists
(c) Calvinists
(d) Catholics

2. Were marriages arranged in the 18th century?
(a) sometimes
(b) no
(c) always
(d) yes

3. How many people died during the epidemic in 1787?
(a) 50
(b) 5
(c) 150
(d) 15

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year does Martha start her diary?

3. How many babies is Martha delivering each year at this time?

4. What is Martha's sister's name?

5. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?

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