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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. Diodorus of _________ writes respectfully and admiringly about women wielding power in the lands where he travels.

2. The Code of _____________ shows that women retain some of their rights as the times begin to change.

3. Royal families were found to show that the Egyptian culture was ____________, according to Stone.

4. Cretan women are _____________ free and enjoy high standing in their society, according to Stone.

5. __________, "Lord of the mountains," kills Danu and her son Vrtra, causing cosmic waters to flow, which gives birth to the sun.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the female deity of the time represented as when seem in pictures and in other works of art?

2. What is the effect the Adam and Eve story has had on the female child, according to the author?

3. How does the Goddess movement and belief system survive, even though the male deity movement continues to take hold?

4. How does the mythological spouse begin to gain importance in the female-based world?

5. Since little has survived about the Goddess in Sumerian times, how can one believe the Goddess was important?

6. What are some of the freedoms women in classical Greece still get access to?

7. Early Sumerian tablets associate the Divine Ancestress with particular towns. What are three of these towns' names?

8. What do surviving documents seem to suggest about the writings of priestly scribes during the time of the battle ax warriors?

9. Why is the Upper Paleolithic existence of the Goddess speculative at the point of writing this book?

10. What are some of the qualities attributed to the Goddess Isis, as found by Diodorus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using art as a source of evidence for Goddess worship seems to be a narrow way to support the author's ideas.

Part 1: Why is art an important source of information for history?

Part 2: Why is art a more helpful way to find out about a culture from the past? Or isn't it?

Part 3: Why do you think earlier peoples used art to keep track of their history and their beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

According to Stone's research, women in ancient societies used to have more control and power.

Part 1: Why do you think women held more power in earlier times?

Part 2: Why was is beneficial for societies that women held more power and influence?

Part 3: Why do you think women are not as powerful in society anymore? Or are they? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The story of Adam and Eve is one which has been debated and interpreted in numerous ways.

Part 1: What do you think of the story of Adam and Eve? Do you think it's a true story? Why or why not?

Part 2: What does the story of Adam and Eve seem to say about women? Support your answer.

Part 3: If the story of Adam and Eve had been reversed (with Adam eating the apple), what implications might that have had on religion today?

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