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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author assumes that, for many readers, vulnerability is closely associated with what?
(a) Trust.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Discomfort.

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

3. Where, in a woman's personality, might the goddess archetypes operate?
(a) Below her level of awareness.
(b) At her level of awareness.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Above her level of awareness.

4. Demeter is the patron goddess of what group of people?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Blacksmiths.
(d) Farmers.

5. Who arrived with a message, regarding Persephone, for Persephone's mother?
(a) Hephaestus.
(b) Adonis.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.

6. The author uses what type of woman as an example of an Aphrodite woman?
(a) A woman whose potential is not fully realized until she has a mate.
(b) A woman with a male mentor, whom others suspect of being lovers.
(c) A woman who forms lasting relationships with ease.
(d) A woman who is in touch and comfortable with her sexual nature.

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

8. Where were most of Demeter's maternal energies directed?
(a) To her nieces and nephews.
(b) To the fertility of the Earth itself.
(c) To her only daughter.
(d) To her many children.

9. According to the author, what do the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7, learn?
(a) To have platonic relationships with men.
(b) To venture into intimacy.
(c) To be in touch with their emotions.
(d) To empower and assert themselves.

10. What did Persephone's kidnapper do to her?
(a) He killed her.
(b) He raped her.
(c) He tied her up.
(d) He broke her leg.

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

12. How many generations of incestuous relationships are detailed in Greek mythology?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

13. Who ordered Persephone's return?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Hades.

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

15. Aphrodite's husband was the god of what skill?
(a) Archery.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Smithing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food did Persephone's kidnapper offer to her?

2. Why might some women feel sorry for Hera?

3. Why does the author differentiate between heroines and non-heroines?

4. Persephone had an extramarital affair with whom?

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

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