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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. The author uses what "true life" example in Book 2, Chapter 1?

2. What is the title of Book 2, Chapter 2?

3. Book 2, Chapter, 3 is devoted to which group of goddesses?

4. How long had the author had her own mental health practice when she wrote the first edition of Goddesses in Everywoman?

5. What is the second group of goddesses called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of relationship did Artemis have with her mother?

2. What did Aphrodite do to Hestia?

3. What are Hestia's main characteristics?

4. The author of Goddesses in Everywoman is a proponent of what kind of therapy?

5. How was Athena different from the other virgin goddesses?

6. What is the difference between the two types of archetypes?

7. What are the two types of archetypes in the universe, described by Bolen?

8. What qualities does a Hestia woman possess?

9. What were the circumstances of Artemis' birth?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Persephone and Demeter have a very strong and intimate bond between them. What does Demeter do to get Persephone back after she is kidnapped? How does the separation affect Demeter and Persephone? How would a relationship like theirs manifest itself in modern society? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Goddesses in Everywoman is, obviously, written for women. What would change about the lessons contained in the book if it were geared toward men? What portions of the book are specifically for women, and could not be altered to suit men? Why? If the book were written for men, what gods might be used? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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