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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. Why does the author choose to incorporate knowledge of the goddesses into her book?

2. Is the triggering of archetypes a good thing?

3. About what did the author have to wait to write a book?

4. What word is used to describe the goddesses' role in this book?

5. An Athena woman is the most apt to be able to survive what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the major characteristics of an Athena woman?

2. What were the circumstances of Artemis' birth?

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

4. What goddesses does the author use for the archetypes in the book?

5. According to the introductory information, to what is the second portion of the book dedicated?

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

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

8. What was the marital situation of Artemis' mother and father?

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

10. What did Artemis ask her father for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author recommends that women develop an "internal committee" of goddesses. How is this helpful? What can women learn through this activity? What are the various ways in which this internal committee can manifest itself? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The author defines the concepts of "animus" and inner goddess. What is the difference between the two? How can awareness of each help women to better understand themselves? What are some examples of characteristics that relate to the animus and the inner goddess? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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