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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What sort of term is "heroine"?
(a) Anachronistic.
(b) Semantic.
(c) Elitist.
(d) Psychological.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the goddess Eris's role in women's lives?

3. What is the second chapter about Aphrodite called?

4. Who kidnapped Persephone?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Aphrodite's most important relationships?

2. What are some of the characteristics of a Hera woman?

3. What is suggested by the switch from the virgin goddesses to the vulnerable ones?

4. Aphrodite is the goddess of what?

5. How many chapters are devoted to Aphrodite?

6. What recommendations does the author make for avoiding and overcoming depression?

7. Aside from her mother and her husband, what was Persephone's other major relationship?

8. According to the author, how does a heroine handle self-sacrifice?

9. What was Demeter's family situation?

10. What is the "circle of fear"?

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