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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many consorts did Demeter's mate have before her?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Hera's husband was also her what?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Nephew.
(d) Brother.

3. The author states that Aphrodite helps people come closer to what state?
(a) Their resting state.
(b) Their golden state.
(c) Their ideal state.
(d) Their home state.

4. What is the goddess Eris's role in women's lives?
(a) Fostering relationships between women and those closest to them.
(b) Helping women to understand their personal needs.
(c) Allowing women to be independent and self-sufficient.
(d) Creating discord within a woman's self, or between her and others.

5. What was written on the item Eris threw?
(a) "For the strongest."
(b) "For the fairest."
(c) "For the wisest."
(d) "For the gentlest."

6. Why did Hera get married?
(a) Hera resisted her husband's amorous advances until he agreed to be her husband.
(b) Hera and her husband had to get married to preserve the purity of the Olympian bloodline.
(c) Hera's father forced her to marry her husband.
(d) Hera's husband kidnapped her and forced her into marrying him.

7. How does the author think women will feel about this set of goddesses as opposed to the last?
(a) They possess qualities that are more common in women.
(b) They are not as comfortable with men.
(c) They are less relevant to modern women's lives.
(d) They are a pleasurable counterweight.

8. What role do the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7, play?
(a) Wife.
(b) Lover.
(c) Mother.
(d) Any combination of the three.

9. Hera reacted negatively to which of her husband's habits?
(a) Wrath.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Belligerence.

10. What food did Persephone's kidnapper offer to her?
(a) Apple.
(b) Pear.
(c) Pomegranate seeds.
(d) Grapes.

11. What is often the most important part of the heroine's journey?
(a) Forming interpersonal relationships.
(b) Surviving grief.
(c) Being successful in her chosen profession.
(d) Learning about herself.

12. Eris wasn't invited to what kind of party?
(a) A baby shower.
(b) A wedding party.
(c) An anniversary dinner.
(d) A birthday party.

13. Who kidnapped Persephone?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Adonis.
(c) Hephaestus.
(d) Hades.

14. What group of women might identify with Hera?
(a) Women who are also infertile.
(b) Women who have experienced sexual jealousy.
(c) Women who are unable to assert themselves.
(d) Women who constantly live in the shadow of their powerful husband.

15. Who was Demeter's only daughter?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Persephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Eris throw into the middle of the party?

2. According to Book 2, Chapter 7, what group of women would be associated with the goddesses in the previous chapter?

3. Who decreed that the dispute between the goddesses should be settled by a mortal?

4. The woman used as an example in Book 2, Chapter 11, had what sort of relationships with men?

5. Aphrodite's husband was the god of what skill?

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