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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. Who was the father of Demeter's child?

2. Who fought over the item that Eris tossed into the party?

3. How does the heroine appear to others?

4. Why did Hera get married?

5. People who make intentional choices with regard to self-sacrifice usually do so because of what concern(s)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the goddess Eris?

4. What was Demeter's family situation?

5. What is most important for Demeter women?

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

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

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

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

10. What constitutes the nature of a heroine?

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

Through therapy, the author says that women can become more aware of the inner and outer forces, of self and society, which both help and hinder them. What are the internal forces? What are the external ones? Which forces have a greater effect? Why? 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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