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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 did Paris make his selection?

2. According to the author, women often experience anxiety, or a sense of defeat, because of what?

3. Who was Demeter's only daughter?

4. According to the author, what initially inspires many heroines?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Aphrodite's most important relationships?

2. What happened when Persephone was kidnapped?

3. What happened to the goddess Eris?

4. What were the benefits of the arrangement that Persephone makes?

5. What happened to the goddesses as a result of Eris' trick?

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

7. What is most important for Demeter women?

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

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

10. What role does grief play in the heroine's journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goddesses in Everywoman is, obviously, written for women. What would change about the lessons contained in the book if it were geared toward men? What portions of the book are specifically for women, and could not be altered to suit men? Why? If the book were written for men, what gods might be used? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The author states that she uses the power of mythical figures because it helps her achieve better results with her patients. How do you think she deals with her patients who don't believe in these mythical figures? Are there any lessons learned, via the goddesses, that could also be learned without them? Why haven't more psychologists utilized Bolen's technique? 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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