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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through December 1793.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ephraim's profession?
(a) Lawyer and miller
(b) Surveyor and judge
(c) Surveyor and miller
(d) Lawyer and judge

2. Which of the following was not one of Ephraim's professions?
(a) Tax collector
(b) Attorney
(c) Surveyor
(d) Miller

3. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.
(a) natural
(b) ridiculous
(c) unnatural
(d) unnecessary

4. Martha's diary entries did not follow the same tone as other midwives from ________________.
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Rhode Island

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Many men during Martha's lifetime thought that education for a woman was ________________.

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

3. Who is Ephraim Ballard?

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

5. Martha's success rate was ____________________.

(see the answer key)

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