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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. Who ordered Persephone's return?

2. According to the author, Aphrodite is most similar to what other goddess?

3. Where were most of Demeter's maternal energies directed?

4. What is the title of Book 2, Chapter 7?

5. How does the author think women will feel about this set of goddesses as opposed to the last?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hera and her husband meet and marry?

2. What is most important for Demeter women?

3. What is the chief characteristic of the vulnerable goddesses?

4. What were Aphrodite's most important relationships?

5. What is the "circle of fear"?

6. What happened when Persephone was kidnapped?

7. Aphrodite is the goddess of what?

8. What final arrangement was worked out between Persephone and her kidnapper?

9. According to the author, how does a heroine handle self-sacrifice?

10. Aside from her mother and her husband, what was Persephone's other major relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The author states that the goddesses are a great reminder for modern women who are pressured to succeed. Do you agree that using the goddesses as a reminder can help to prevent workaholism? How does awareness of the goddess archetypes help women to develop better relationships with their families and take better care of themselves? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Artemis displays a rather constant preference for females, while Athena is almost always in the company of men or boys. Why is this so? What is the difference in the ways the two goddesses relate to men? What do they have in common? What information can we gather about the personalities of the two goddesses as a result of their relationships with men? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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