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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did Martha use for a woman in labor?
(a) Expectant
(b) Unwell
(c) Tormented
(d) Writhing

2. What was the birth to death ratio in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 1:1
(b) 4:1
(c) 3:1
(d) 10:1

3. What was the profession of John Davis Jr.'s father?
(a) Editor
(b) Lawyer
(c) Miller
(d) Surveyor

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

5. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?
(a) Cut the bandages
(b) Boiled the water
(c) Cut the umbilical cord
(d) Transported the midwife and nurses

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ephraim's attitude about his surveying work?

2. What happens to Ephraim's mill in 1787?

3. How were the churches in each town supported?

4. How many nights had Ephraim spent in the woods as a surveyor?

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

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