Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Sex ratios among Anglo-Americans in the seventeenth-century colonies were most equal
		A)	in some parts of Massachusetts.
		B)	in some parts of Virginia.
		C)	in Virginia and Maryland.
		D)	in frontier regions.
		E)	among newly arrived colonists.


2	An antenuptial contract did the following:
		A)	reconciled quarreling spouses to prevent desertion
		B)	enabled couples to separate legally
		C)	enabled a deserted spouse to marry again
		D)	enabled a woman to retain control of her own property
		E)	compelled a husband to support his wife and family


3	Divorce with the right to marry again was available in the seventeenth century
		A)	only in the Chesapeake colonies.
		B)	only in the Dutch colonies.
		C)	only in the New England colonies.
		D)	in all English colonies.
		E)	in no English colonies.


4	A "feme sole" in the seventeenth-century English colonies could legally do all of the following EXCEPT:
		A)	own, buy, and sell property.
		B)	sue and be sued.
		C)	sign contracts.
		D)	vote in local elections.
		E)	act as an attorney for others.


5	A female indentured servant in colonial America could expect to do all of the following EXCEPT:
		A)	perform household tasks during her term of indenture.
		B)	fulfill her term of indenture whole married.
		C)	sign a contract compelling her to serve five to seven years.
		D)	endure harsh treatment during her term of indenture.
		E)	suffer penalties for pregnancy, possibly an extended term of service.


6	The experience of a woman slave in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake colonies was typically characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
		A)	low fertility.
		B)	short life expectancy.
		C)	likelihood of emancipation in five to seven years.
		D)	unbalanced sex ratios.
		E)	outdoor labor.


7	Among coastal Algonquians, some bands established matrilocal households, which meant
		A)	kinship was determined through the mother's line.
		B)	married couples lived with the wife's family.
		C)	property was inherited through the female line.
		D)	sexual segregation in daily life.
		E)	mothers were responsible for providing food for families.


8	All of the following characterized the work roles of Native American women in the seventeenth century EXCEPT:
		A)	planted and harvested crops
		B)	on occasion served as religious leaders
		C)	barred from barter and exchange
		D)	gathered wild plants
		E)	typically worked in sexually segregated groups


9	A woman member of the Society of Friends in the seventeenth century participated in all of the following activities EXCEPT:
		A)	attended all-women meetings
		B)	might serve as a "Public Friend"
		C)	sought the "inner light"
		D)	married within the Society of Friends
		E)	held political office


10	The following seventeenth-century woman is best known for the account she wrote of her captivity experience:
		A)	Mary Dyer
		B)	Mary Rowlandson
		C)	Mary Brent
		D)	Margaret Brent
		E)	Maria Van Renssalaer


11	The status of "Saint" among Puritan women most accurately refers to
		A)	service to the community in a ministerial capacity.
		B)	service to the community as a Minster's wife.
		C)	acceptance as a member of a congregation.
		D)	access to land ownership.
		E)	a partner in a long-term marriage.


12	The following statement most accurately describes witchcraft accusations in seventeenth-century New England:
		A)	Witchcraft accusations arose in some forty towns.
		B)	Witchcraft accusations were launched only against women.
		C)	Witchcraft accusations arose only in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
		D)	Witchcraft accusations were made only by women.
		E)	Most of those accused of witchcraft were executed.

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