View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cretan women are _____________ free and enjoy high standing in their society, according to Stone.
(a) Morally
(b) Financially
(c) Sexually
(d) Spiritually

2. Female deities are extolled for their roles as healers, with female priestesses serving as _____________.
(a) Nurses
(b) Assistants
(c) Voodoo doctors
(d) Physicians

3. According to the writing "The Golden Ass," what is the proper name of the Goddess?
(a) She
(b) Queen Mother
(c) Queen Isis
(d) Queen Astarte

4. Greek accounts of women defending ancient shrines and expelling invaders may be the basis for ____________ legends.
(a) Pyramid
(b) Atlantis
(c) Goddess
(d) Amazon

5. ______________ have been found in primitive settlements from Spain to Siberia, hailing from 25,000 BCE.
(a) Venus figures
(b) Goddess books
(c) Willendorf sculptures
(d) Male figurines

Short Answer Questions

1. At Nimrud, documents show that women still serve as ____________ and magistrates in the 8th century BCE.

2. _____________ is the name given by scholars to Cretan cultural sites on the Greek mainland.

3. The _____________ invasions weaken the matrilineal tradition and the Dorians make patrilineal succession normative.

4. ___________ women cannot engage in business and are killed for losing their virginity before marriage, even if they were raped.

5. Who is the author of "The Golden Ass' which was written in the second century CE?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 198 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample