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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not something Martha had to contend with as a midwife?
(a) Boredom
(b) False Labor
(c) Premature births
(d) Weather

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

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

4. An unwed mother was required to _______________________.
(a) admit to the crime of fornication
(b) marry the child's father
(c) give her baby up
(d) raise the child alone

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. A physician's training was ___________________________.

2. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.

3. What is the term used when the groom retrieves his bride from her parents' home?

4. What was Ephraim's profession?

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

(see the answer key)

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