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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. The author assumes that, for many readers, vulnerability is closely associated with what?

2. Eris wasn't invited to what kind of party?

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

4. According to the author, what do the goddesses in Book 2, Chapter 7, learn?

5. Who was Demeter's only daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Demeter different from the other goddesses?

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

3. What is most important for Demeter women?

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

5. What constitutes the nature of a heroine?

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

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

8. What were Aphrodite's most important relationships?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author points out that the maternal instinct can be triggered by one's own baby and by other women's babies; however, it is also possible to give birth to a baby and not feel maternal affection. How is the maternal instinct triggered? Is there a difference between the way a woman feels about another woman's baby and the way she feels about her own? Why don't some women have that instinct with their biological children? 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

The author recommends that women develop an "internal committee" of goddesses. How is this helpful? What can women learn through this activity? What are the various ways in which this internal committee can manifest itself? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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