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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. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?
(a) Minister
(b) Physician
(c) Pharmacist
(d) Housewife
2. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 50 per 1000
(b) 10 per 1500
(c) 15 per 1000
(d) 150 per 1000
3. Physicians often doubled as what profession?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Newspaper Editor
(c) Judge
(d) Justice of the Peace
4. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?
(a) Nonexistent
(b) Skeptical
(c) Amicable
(d) Hostile
5. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.
(a) ridiculous
(b) unnatural
(c) unnecessary
(d) natural
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?
2. Why does Dr. Page become a problem for Martha?
3. What do Ephraim and Jonathan build for Martha?
4. Who was expected to provide all the items for the newlyweds' new home?
5. Who is Dr. Page?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Martha's diary show the male-dominated society in which she lived?
2. What is the occupation of Martha's husband, Ephraim?
3. How did Martha get started as a midwife in Hallowell?
4. What was the opinion of Reverend Foster by the Calvinists in the town and whose was the principal voice among them?
5. How has Martha's diary been perceived by historians?
6. Explain the contentious relationship between Reverend Foster and Henry Sewall.
7. Explain the community's position on premarital sex and how Martha's own family was embroiled in a situation regarding premarital sex.
8. How many doctors and midwives were available in the Hallowell area at the time?
9. In addition to being a midwife, Martha also had a weaving business. How did that get started?
10. What was the role of a midwife in society and Martha's role in particular?
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