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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 did Persephone's kidnapper do to her?

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

3. What defines the character of a heroine?

4. Who ordered Persephone's return?

5. For the woman used as an example in Book 2, Chapter 11, what is the correlation between her relationships with men and her career success?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is most important for Demeter women?

5. What happened when Persephone was kidnapped?

6. What were Aphrodite's most important relationships?

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

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

9. How many chapters are devoted to Aphrodite?

10. What does the author say about the "special woman" in Book 2, Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author states that she uses the power of mythical figures because it helps her achieve better results with her patients. How do you think she deals with her patients who don't believe in these mythical figures? Are there any lessons learned, via the goddesses, that could also be learned without them? Why haven't more psychologists utilized Bolen's technique? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The author defines the concepts of "animus" and inner goddess. What is the difference between the two? How can awareness of each help women to better understand themselves? What are some examples of characteristics that relate to the animus and the inner goddess? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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