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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?
(a) Ms. or their first name
(b) Miss or their first name
(c) Miss or their fiance's name
(d) Miss or their father's name

2. What was Ephraim's profession?
(a) Lawyer and judge
(b) Lawyer and miller
(c) Surveyor and judge
(d) Surveyor and miller

3. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.
(a) ripple in a pool
(b) spider's web
(c) blue-checked cloth
(d) ladder

4. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?
(a) Pharmacist
(b) Housewife
(c) Minister
(d) Physician

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What marked the end of the "lying-in" period for a new mother?

2. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?

3. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?

4. Martha's success rate was ____________________.

5. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?

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