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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. What is the special ability or power of the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7?

2. How is the union of Demeter and her mate described?

3. What emotions are part of Demeter's story?

4. What did Persephone's kidnapper do to her?

5. What sort of term is "heroine"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What recommendations does the author make for avoiding and overcoming depression?

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

4. What is the "circle of fear"?

5. What is most important for Demeter women?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outwardly, Athena and Artemis have a lot in common: both are virgin goddesses, both are wise, both are goddesses of the hunt. What is different about the two? What different qualities would manifest in women who identified with each goddess? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the virgin 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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