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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. Persephone had an extramarital affair with whom?

2. According to the author, what happens to non-heroines?

3. Aphrodite's husband was the god of what skill?

4. The author feels that the goddesses are a great reminder, especially for women in a generation where they were encouraged to do what?

5. According to the author, what is part of overcoming depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. What constitutes the nature of a heroine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do women often react to the story of Hera?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author states that the goddesses are a great reminder for modern women who are pressured to succeed. Do you agree that using the goddesses as a reminder can help to prevent workaholism? How does awareness of the goddess archetypes help women to develop better relationships with their families and take better care of themselves? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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