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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. Hera reacted negatively to which of her husband's habits?

2. What defines the character of a heroine?

3. What requires vulnerability to exist?

4. The woman used as an example in Book 2, Chapter 11, had what sort of relationships with men?

5. Who was Demeter's only daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the author, how does a heroine handle self-sacrifice?

3. Why are the goddesses great reminders, according to the author?

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

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

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

7. What is Hera's position in the Olympian family of gods?

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

9. What are some of the characteristics of a Hera woman?

10. What happened to the goddess Eris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artemis displays a rather constant preference for females, while Athena is almost always in the company of men or boys. Why is this so? What is the difference in the ways the two goddesses relate to men? What do they have in common? What information can we gather about the personalities of the two goddesses as a result of their relationships with men? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Jung claimed that there were active and inactive archetypes that were part of the atmosphere and part of nothing at the same time. How did Jung develop his hypothesis? What is the difference between the two varieties of archetypes? What are some examples of active and inactive archetypes? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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