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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second group of goddesses called?

2. The same emotion that is triggered by having a baby can also be triggered by what?

3. What was the explanation for Athena's seemingly odd companions?

4. With what did Artemis help her mother?

5. Who is the author of Goddesses in Everywoman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of relationship did Artemis have with her mother?

2. Why does the author choose to contrast the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 3?

3. The author of Goddesses in Everywoman is a proponent of what kind of therapy?

4. What does the author say about babies in Book 2, Chapter 1?

5. How was Athena born?

6. How are the three goddesses described in Book 2, Chapter 3?

7. What did Artemis ask her father for?

8. What is the difference between the two types of archetypes?

9. What qualities does a Hestia woman possess?

10. What does Bolen say sometimes happens to women when they have children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the virgin goddesses. What are their defining characteristics? What do they all have in common? What makes them different from one another? Which types of women identify with each goddess? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Jung claimed that there were active and inactive archetypes that were part of the atmosphere and part of nothing at the same time. How did Jung develop his hypothesis? What is the difference between the two varieties of archetypes? What are some examples of active and inactive archetypes? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The author points out that the maternal instinct can be triggered by one's own baby and by other women's babies; however, it is also possible to give birth to a baby and not feel maternal affection. How is the maternal instinct triggered? Is there a difference between the way a woman feels about another woman's baby and the way she feels about her own? Why don't some women have that instinct with their biological children? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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