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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. The woman used as an example in Book 2, Chapter 11, works in what field?
(a) Art.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Writing.
(d) Biology.

2. Hera is the first of a group of goddesses described as what?
(a) Relationship-oriented.
(b) Inviolable.
(c) Transformative.
(d) Maternal.

3. According to the author, women often experience anxiety, or a sense of defeat, because of what?
(a) Their physical limitations.
(b) The stress of their family situations.
(c) The patriarchal structure of society.
(d) Being forced to work outside the home when they have children.

4. According to the author, what might some women like about Hera?
(a) Her ability to fight with her husband instead of passively accepting her circumstances.
(b) Her unyielding commitment to her own desires.
(c) Her tenacious defense of her children.
(d) Her compassion and forgiveness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author uses what type of woman as an example of an Aphrodite woman?

2. How does the heroine appear to others?

3. What was Persephone's stipulation for her agreement?

4. The author assumes that, for many readers, vulnerability is closely associated with what?

5. According to the author, what do women need to be satisfied and fulfilled?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do women often react to the story of Hera?

2. What happened to the goddesses as a result of Eris' trick?

3. What war started as a result of Eris' trick?

4. How did Hera and her husband meet and marry?

5. What is Hera's position in the Olympian family of gods?

6. What was Demeter's family situation?

7. What were Aphrodite's most important relationships?

8. What happened to the goddess Eris?

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

10. What final arrangement was worked out between Persephone and her kidnapper?

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