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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author differentiates between the "inner goddess" and the what?
(a) Outer goddess.
(b) Inner god.
(c) Animus.
(d) Psyche.

2. What is the main subject of Book 2?
(a) Goddesses.
(b) Children.
(c) Romantic relationships.
(d) Friendships.

3. This edition of the text was written how many years after the first publication?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

4. When was Apollo born?
(a) Nine days and nights after Artemis.
(b) Nine months after Artemis.
(c) One year before Artemis.
(d) Six months after Artemis.

5. When inhabitants of a city-state left to form a new village, what did they take with them?
(a) A piece of sacred fire.
(b) Their animals.
(c) A piece of stone from their home.
(d) A piece of their temple.

6. According to the author, what is often misinterpreted?
(a) The hormonal changes that affect a woman's mood.
(b) The signals women send to one another.
(c) The differences between the personalities of different women.
(d) The differences between male and female archetypes.

7. What word is used to describe the goddesses' role in this book?
(a) Benefactors.
(b) Archetypes.
(c) Models.
(d) Agents.

8. What relationship is most important to an Athena woman?
(a) Her siblings.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her spouse.

9. What is the second of two factors that would trouble an Athena woman whose marriage was dissolved?
(a) The factors that had directly contributed to the dissolution of her marriage.
(b) The fact that everything about her life would be changing.
(c) The fact that she would have to share custody of her children.
(d) The fact that she would lose half of her hard-earned possessions.

10. Athena is the goddess of what quality?
(a) Femininity.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Maternity.
(d) Wisdom.

11. How many goddesses are in the third group?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

12. Instead of martial vows, Hestia gained what special privilege?
(a) She was exceptionally good at hunting.
(b) She had the most offerings in her name.
(c) She outlived all of the other goddesses.
(d) She had a beautiful singing voice.

13. What did other women help the author to do?
(a) Open up.
(b) Be comfortable with herself.
(c) Earn her Ph.D.
(d) Write her book.

14. What is an Athena woman's most likely downfall?
(a) Having a poor self-image.
(b) Trying to save a relationship in which her partner has already given up.
(c) Being unable to care for her children.
(d) Not caring about her looks.

15. How many goddesses are written about in each chapter?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second metaphor used to explain the triggering of archetypes?

2. The author writes about how many goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 3?

3. Why did Artemis leave the city she lived in?

4. What is the author's degree?

5. The patterns and qualities discussed in Book 2, Chapter 2, are part of what?

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