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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. Why does the author choose to incorporate knowledge of the goddesses into her book?
(a) Because religion helps people find their reasons for living.
(b) Because the goddesses embody certain characteristics that every woman has.
(c) Because categorizing women's personalities using the goddesses helps them identify other women with similar characteristics, to whom they can relate.
(d) Because she is a firm believer in the mythos and gods of the ancient pantheons.

2. What is the special ability or power of the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Maintaining relationships.
(b) Being superior to the male gods.
(c) Remaining chaste.
(d) Bearing children.

3. Every Greek city-state had a mass what?
(a) Hearth.
(b) Food store.
(c) Grave.
(d) Feeding ground.

4. Athena is the goddess of what quality?
(a) Maternity.
(b) Femininity.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Wisdom.

5. How many goddesses are in the first group?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hestia respond to the advances of the male gods?

2. Book 2, Chapter, 3 is devoted to which group of goddesses?

3. What is the second group of goddesses called?

4. The author divides the goddesses in her book into how many categories?

5. From what culture did these goddesses originate?

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