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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Goddesses: Chapter 7, The Vulnerable Goddesses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of martial vows, Hestia gained what special privilege?
(a) She had the most offerings in her name.
(b) She had a beautiful singing voice.
(c) She was exceptionally good at hunting.
(d) She outlived all of the other goddesses.

2. The author feels that the goddesses are a great reminder, especially for women in a generation where they were encouraged to do what?
(a) Be accomplished.
(b) Enlist in the armed forces.
(c) Suppress their emotions.
(d) Have smaller families.

3. According to the author, Artemis' type of self-imposed exile occurs whenever women join what type of organization?
(a) Patriarchal.
(b) Monastic.
(c) Fraternal.
(d) Sorority.

4. According to the author, what group of women would be associated with the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Homosexual women.
(b) Mature, maternal women.
(c) Adolescent women.
(d) Elderly women.

5. Which group of people are NOT mentioned in Book 2, Chapter 6, in conjunction with the virgin goddess Hestia?
(a) Post-menopausal women.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Newlyweds.
(d) Pre-pubescent children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Athena's mother?

3. What was the last thing Artemis requested from her father?

4. According to Book 2, Chapter 7, having healthy relationships helps to prevent a woman from becoming what?

5. Book 2, Chapter 1 begins with a look at the formation of what?

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