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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Apollo born?

2. What sad truth does the author unveil in Book 2, Chapter 1?

3. Who was Athena's father?

4. What did other women help the author to do?

5. Artemis asked her father for what animals as companions?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author, why do women go into therapy?

2. How does the author treat her patients?

3. Why does the author choose to contrast the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 3?

4. What groups are the goddesses divided into?

5. What goddesses does the author use for the archetypes in the book?

6. How many years passed between the editions of Goddesses in Everywoman?

7. What example does the author use in Book 2, Chapter 1, to support her statement about the maternal instinct?

8. What does the author say about babies in Book 2, Chapter 1?

9. Which goddesses are discussed in Book 2, Chapter 3?

10. What were the circumstances of Artemis' birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the vulnerable goddesses. What are their defining characteristics? What do they all have in common? What makes them different from one another? Which types of women identify with each goddess? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Hestia is the goddess of the hearth and of intergenerational family life. What is the symbolic significance of the hearth in ancient Grecian society? What is its practical purpose? What qualities does Hestia have, as the goddess of the hearth? Why does Hestia receive so many offerings? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Eris, the goddess of strife and discord, does not have much space devoted to her in the book, but the author points out that she also plays a role in women's lives. What is Eris's influence on women's lives? What situations might she be involved with? How can women relate to the Eris archetype and learn to minimize her influence in their lives? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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