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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eris is the Greek goddess of what?
(a) Hunting and wisdom.
(b) Strife and discord.
(c) Love and friendship.
(d) Grain and harvest.

2. Which goddess did the mortal man select as the winner?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Persephone.

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

4. Where, in a woman's personality, might the goddess archetypes operate?
(a) At her level of awareness.
(b) Below her level of awareness.
(c) Above her level of awareness.
(d) All answers are correct.

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

6. Persephone had an extramarital affair with whom?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hades.
(c) Adonis.
(d) Hephaestus.

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

8. What was the benefit, or benefits, of Persephone's agreement?
(a) She could diversify the Olympian bloodline and still spend time with her mother.
(b) There was no benefit to her agreement.
(c) She was able to diversify the Olympian bloodline.
(d) She was able to spend time with her mother.

9. For the woman used as an example in Book 2, Chapter 11, what is the correlation between her relationships with men and her career success?
(a) She was well-respected, in part due to her stable relationships and this contributed to her success.
(b) There is no indication that her career would have been affected had she been married.
(c) She would have had greater success if her promiscuity had not tarnished her reputation.
(d) She had a great deal of success because people were always curious about her scandalous activities.

10. What is the second chapter about Aphrodite called?
(a) "The Alchemical Goddess."
(b) "Aphrodite and Hephaestus."
(c) "The Transformative Goddess."
(d) "Goddess of Love and Beauty."

11. What is the title of Book 2, Chapter 7?
(a) "The Transformative Goddesses."
(b) "The Virgin Goddesses."
(c) "The Maternal Goddesses."
(d) "The Vulnerable Goddesses."

12. According to the author, what is part of overcoming depression?
(a) A letting go, or renewal.
(b) Developing an understanding of oneself.
(c) Discovering fulfilling activities.
(d) Forming new relationships.

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

14. Who ordered Persephone's return?
(a) Hades.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

15. According to the author, women often experience anxiety, or a sense of defeat, because of what?
(a) The stress of their family situations.
(b) Being forced to work outside the home when they have children.
(c) Their physical limitations.
(d) The patriarchal structure of society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it easy, according to the author, to forgive Hera for not being "able to have full control over her own husband"?

2. What is NOT a suggestion, made by author, for ways a Demeter woman can avoid depression?

3. The author feels that the goddesses are a great reminder, especially for women in a generation where they were encouraged to do what?

4. What was the most powerful and influential bond in Demeter's life?

5. When presented with the reality of her situation, Persephone agreed to do what?

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