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

2. According to the author, what is part of overcoming depression?
(a) Developing an understanding of oneself.
(b) Discovering fulfilling activities.
(c) Forming new relationships.
(d) A letting go, or renewal.

3. What is the first chapter about Aphrodite called?
(a) "Goddess of Love."
(b) "Aphrodite and Hephaestus."
(c) "Aphrodite, the Transformative Goddess."
(d) "The Alchemical Goddess."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Persephone's father was also her what?

2. What technique did all of the goddesses attempt to win the contest?

3. Persephone had an extramarital affair with whom?

4. According to the author, what do the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7, learn?

5. When presented with the reality of her situation, Persephone agreed to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the benefits of the arrangement that Persephone makes?

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

3. What did Eris do in response to the affront she received?

4. What is the "circle of fear"?

5. What is the chief characteristic of the vulnerable goddesses?

6. What role does grief play in the heroine's journey?

7. How many chapters are devoted to Aphrodite?

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

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

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

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