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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What played an important role in selecting a marriage partner?
(a) education
(b) health
(c) wealth
(d) geography

3. Many men during Martha's lifetime thought that education for a woman was ________________.
(a) Optional
(b) Critical
(c) Unlikely
(d) Unnecessary

4. What is Martha's sister's name?
(a) Dorothy Barton
(b) Elizabeth Brown
(c) Clara Barton
(d) Dorothy Ballard

5. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?
(a) 27
(b) 30
(c) 39
(d) 29

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ephraim and Jonathan build for Martha?

2. Who is Reverend Isaac Foster?

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

4. Where did young unwed mothers stay?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the typical courting practices in late 18th century America?

2. What was the nature of the relationship between midwives and physicians during Martha's lifetime?

3. What is so amazing about Martha's diary and why do some people speculate that she began writing it?

4. Explain the community's position on premarital sex and how Martha's own family was embroiled in a situation regarding premarital sex.

5. What was the role of a midwife in society and Martha's role in particular?

6. How did Martha procure her medicines and what treatments did she advocate?

7. Explain how courtship and marriage during Martha's life were very different from popular perception of the time period.

8. How many times did Martha engage a doctor during her midwife practice?

9. Where did Martha Ballard grow up and when did she marry her husband/

10. Who was Dr. Page and what is his relationship with Martha?

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