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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the epidemic in the summer of 1787?
(a) Smallpox
(b) Measles
(c) Scarlet fever
(d) Malaria

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

4. What are Mr. Densmore's occupations?
(a) Farmer and tailor
(b) Miller and tailor
(c) Farmer and lawyer
(d) Judge and tailor

5. Who moves into the Ballard house after their two daughters and niece leave to live with their new husbands?
(a) Betsy and Sally
(b) Betsy and Ellen
(c) Betsy and Rebecca
(d) Sally and Ellen

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?

2. What does Martha experience for the first time during this period?

3. Which of the following is not something Martha noted in her diary about each birth?

4. Premarital sex in 18th century New England is considered to be ______________.

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

(see the answer key)

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