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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Hera's husband?
(a) Hephaestus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Adonis.

2. Where did Persephone's kidnapper take her?
(a) The Underworld.
(b) Olympus.
(c) Athens.
(d) Her whereabouts were unknown.

3. What was Demeter's marital status?
(a) She married a mortal and was widowed.
(b) She was single.
(c) She was married.
(d) She lived with her mate.

4. Eris wasn't invited to what kind of party?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) A baby shower.
(c) An anniversary dinner.
(d) A wedding party.

5. 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.

6. What is often the most important part of the heroine's journey?
(a) Forming interpersonal relationships.
(b) Being successful in her chosen profession.
(c) Surviving grief.
(d) Learning about herself.

7. Who kidnapped Persephone?
(a) Hades.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hephaestus.
(d) Adonis.

8. Why did Paris make his selection?
(a) It was his honest opinion.
(b) He was afraid of the wrath of the gods.
(c) The goddess agreed to make him rich.
(d) The goddess promised him the most beautiful woman in the world as his wife.

9. Hera reacted negatively to which of her husband's habits?
(a) Belligerence.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Wrath.
(d) Laziness.

10. Aphrodite is the goddess of what kind(s) of love?
(a) Sexual love.
(b) Platonic love.
(c) All kinds.
(d) Romantic love.

11. Why did Hera get married?
(a) Hera's father forced her to marry her husband.
(b) Hera's husband kidnapped her and forced her into marrying him.
(c) Hera resisted her husband's amorous advances until he agreed to be her husband.
(d) Hera and her husband had to get married to preserve the purity of the Olympian bloodline.

12. What is the central factor of a Hera woman's life?
(a) Being a wife.
(b) Being a mother.
(c) Being independent.
(d) Being a successful career woman.

13. Why might some women feel sorry for Hera?
(a) Her daughter was taken from her.
(b) She was unable to have children.
(c) She was constantly wronged by her husband.
(d) She fell in love with a mortal but could not have him.

14. What technique did all of the goddesses attempt to win the contest?
(a) Sabotage.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Blackmail.
(d) Trickery.

15. What group of women might identify with Hera?
(a) Women who are also infertile.
(b) Women who have experienced sexual jealousy.
(c) Women who are unable to assert themselves.
(d) Women who constantly live in the shadow of their powerful husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman used as an example in Book 2, Chapter 11, works in what field?

2. Aphrodite's husband was the god of what skill?

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

4. How is the union of Demeter and her mate described?

5. People who make intentional choices with regard to self-sacrifice usually do so because of what concern(s)?

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