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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. According to the author, Aphrodite is most similar to what other goddess?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Hestia.

2. According to Book 2, Chapter 7, what group of women would be associated with the goddesses in the previous chapter?
(a) Adolescent women.
(b) Mature women.
(c) Homosexual women.
(d) Elderly women.

3. What was written on the item Eris threw?
(a) "For the wisest."
(b) "For the strongest."
(c) "For the gentlest."
(d) "For the fairest."

4. For the woman used as an example in Book 2, Chapter 11, what is the correlation between her relationships with men and her career success?
(a) She had a great deal of success because people were always curious about her scandalous activities.
(b) There is no indication that her career would have been affected had she been married.
(c) She was well-respected, in part due to her stable relationships and this contributed to her success.
(d) She would have had greater success if her promiscuity had not tarnished her reputation.

5. Who fought over the item that Eris tossed into the party?
(a) Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena.
(b) Hera, Athena, and Demeter.
(c) Athena, Persephone, and Hestia.
(d) Hera, Artemis, and Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which goddess did the mortal man select as the winner?

2. Hera's husband was also her what?

3. According to the author, what group of women would be associated with the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7?

4. Who was the mortal man selected to settle the dispute among the goddesses?

5. Who decreed that the dispute between the goddesses should be settled by a mortal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the goddess Eris?

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

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

4. How does the author use a fiction novel as an example to illustrate her concept of the heroine?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the "circle of fear"?

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

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