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Which of the following is the best definition of the term "parthenogenesis"? |
| | A) | The birth of the goddess Athena. |
| | B) | Creation of the universe. |
| | C) | Conception without sex. |
| | D) | Spontaneous generation. |
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It is suggested from archeological evidence that societies that worshipped a Great Goddess most often had a matriarchal social order? |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Great Goddess is often associated with three main functions. Which of the following is NOT one of these three functions? |
| | A) | Maintaining the male-female duality. |
| | B) | Source of death. |
| | C) | Rebirth. |
| | D) | Source of life. |
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It is fair to say that the Great Goddess is rarely, if ever, associated with the Underworld. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the symbols commonly associated with the Great Goddess? |
| | A) | A serpent |
| | B) | A tree |
| | C) | The moon |
| | D) | A water jar |
| | E) | A bird |
| | F) | A cow |
| | G) | A seed |
| | H) | Water |
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Most theories suggest that the focus on a Great Goddess waned once European cultures began to cultivate crops and move away from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Of the following, which is not considered to be a mythological change caused by the institution of patriarchy among the gods. |
| | A) | A shift toward a linear concept of time. |
| | B) | A shift away from dualism. |
| | C) | A shift toward the importance of individual achievement. |
| | D) | The creation of the 'hero' archetype. |
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According to the text, Zeus's battle with Typhoeus is best understood as which of the following? |
| | A) | An example of the chthonic aspect of the masculine god within a patriarchal system. |
| | B) | A subordination of the Great Goddess. |
| | C) | A son's Oedipal envy of his father. |
| | D) | The universal struggle between Thanatos and Eros. |
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Which of the following best define the term "chthonic"? |
| | A) | Masculine. |
| | B) | Death wielding. |
| | C) | A wish for death. |
| | D) | Life force. |
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As reinterpreted by the patriarchal system, the chthonic aspect of the Great Goddess is associated with which of the following goddesses? |
| | A) | Athena |
| | B) | Hera |
| | C) | Aphrodite |
| | D) | Hecate |
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As reinterpreted by the patriarchal system, Eros becomes associated with which of the following goddesses? |
| | A) | Athena |
| | B) | Hera |
| | C) | Hecate |
| | D) | Aphrodite |
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An eventual outcome of the patriarchal influence in Greek mythology is that gods like Ares and heroes like Heracles and Jason consistently exemplify the superiority of the masculine over the feminine. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the Greek creation myth, which of the following is true? |
| | A) | Neither the male nor the female is primary since both were created from stillness at the same time. |
| | B) | The female is secondary in the sense that it was created from the male. |
| | C) | The male is secondary in the sense that it was created from the female. |
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Which of the following is the best definition of the term "agon"? |
| | A) | Struggle and tension. |
| | B) | Life force. |
| | C) | A wish for death. |
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According to Freud, which of the following is the best definition of the term "Eros"? |
| | A) | A wish for death. |
| | B) | Life force. |
| | C) | Struggle and tension. |
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According to Freud, which of the following is the best definition of the term "Thanos"? |
| | A) | Life force. |
| | B) | Struggle and tension. |
| | C) | A wish for death. |
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Uranus offers an example of the patriarchal influence in Greek mythology since he is superior in power to Gaea. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The relationship between Gaea and Uranus is similar to that of Rhea and Cronus in illustrating the domination of the violent male by the goddess. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As reinterpreted by the patriarchal system, the chthonic aspect of the Great Goddess is associated with which of the following goddesses? |
| | A) | Hera |
| | B) | Athena |
| | C) | Aphrodite |
| | D) | Hecate |
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Three aspects of the Great Goddess are reinterpreted by the patriarchal system to include Virgin, Wife, and Lover. Which of the following goddesses is associated with the Virgin? |
| | A) | Athena |
| | B) | Hera |
| | C) | Aphrodite |
| | D) | Hecate |
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Three aspects of the Great Goddess are reinterpreted by the patriarchal system to include Virgin, Wife, and Lover. Which of the following goddesses is associated with the Wife? |
| | A) | Hecate |
| | B) | Aphrodite |
| | C) | Hera |
| | D) | Athena |
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Three aspects of the Great Goddess are reinterpreted by the patriarchal system to include Virgin, Wife, and Lover. Which of the following goddesses is associated with the Lover? |
| | A) | Hera |
| | B) | Hecate |
| | C) | Aphrodite |
| | D) | Athena |
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Which of the following goddesses is most often associated with wisdom? |
| | A) | Artemis |
| | B) | Hera |
| | C) | Athena |
| | D) | Hecate |
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Which of the following goddesses is most often associated with parthenogenesis? |
| | A) | Aphrodite |
| | B) | Demeter |
| | C) | Hecate |
| | D) | Artemis |
| | E) | Hera |
| | F) | Athena |
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Which of the following goddesses would be considered the most independent of men? |
| | A) | Aphrodite |
| | B) | Demeter |
| | C) | Hera |
| | D) | Hecate |
| | E) | Artemis |
| | F) | Athena |
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Which of the following goddesses would the term "chthonic" apply to? |
| | A) | Aphrodite |
| | B) | Demeter |
| | C) | Hera |
| | D) | Artemis |
| | E) | Persephone |
| | F) | Athena |
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Which of the following goddesses is considered the most powerful? |
| | A) | Hecate |
| | B) | Hera |
| | C) | Athena |
| | D) | Aphrodite |
| | E) | Demeter |
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Which of the following goddesses is most often associated with childbirth? |
| | A) | Demeter |
| | B) | Persephone |
| | C) | Artemis |
| | D) | Aphrodite |
| | E) | Hera |
| | F) | Hecate |
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Which of the following goddesses was born from the head of Zeus? |
| | A) | Aphrodite |
| | B) | Hecate |
| | C) | Demeter |
| | D) | Athene |
| | E) | Hera |
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Which of the following goddesses is most often associated with wisdom? |
| | A) | Hera |
| | B) | Athene |
| | C) | Aphrodite |
| | D) | Hecate |
| | E) | Demeter |
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Which of the following goddesses is most often associated with the Egyptian goddess Nut? |
| | A) | Athena |
| | B) | Hera |
| | C) | Hecate |
| | D) | Aphrodite |
| | E) | Demeter |
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Which of the following goddesses is most often associated with the Near Eastern goddesses Inanna or Ishtar? |
| | A) | Hecate |
| | B) | Athene |
| | C) | Aphrodite |
| | D) | Demeter |
| | E) | Hera |
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Which of the following goddesses plays a key role in the lives of Jason, Paris, Hippolytus and Adonis? |
| | A) | Demeter |
| | B) | Hera |
| | C) | Aphrodite |
| | D) | Hecate |
| | E) | Athena |
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According to Hesiod, which of the following goddesses is the most honored by Zeus? |
| | A) | Aphrodite |
| | B) | Hecate |
| | C) | Artemis |
| | D) | Athena |
| | E) | Demeter |
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Demeter embodies all the functions of the Great Goddess except for… |
| | A) | the source of death. |
| | B) | the source of life. |
| | C) | parthenogenesis. |
| | D) | rebirth. |
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Which of the following is not one of the things that story of Persephone deals with on a mythological level? |
| | A) | The life cycle of agricultural crops. |
| | B) | The genesis of the Thesmophoria. |
| | C) | The reason for the phases of the Moon. |
| | D) | The reason for the seasons. |
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Which of the following is the ritual for Demeter reflecting her powers as the Grain Goddess? |
| | A) | Epiphany |
| | B) | The Thesmophoria |
| | C) | The Eleusinian Mysteries |
| | D) | The Hieros Gamos |
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Which of the following is the ritual for Demeter honoring her as the source of life, death, and transfiguration? |
| | A) | Epiphany |
| | B) | The Hieros Gamos |
| | C) | The Thesmophoria |
| | D) | The Eleusinian Mysteries |
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Which of the following is the ritual for Demeter that may have incorporated elements from the worship of Dionysus? |
| | A) | The Hieros Gamos |
| | B) | The Thesmophoria |
| | C) | Epiphany |
| | D) | The Eleusinian Mysteries |
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A hieros gamos is best understood as which of the following? |
| | A) | Direct communication or interaction with a god or goddess. |
| | B) | A ritual castration. |
| | C) | A ceremony where alcohol is consumed. |
| | D) | A sacred marriage. |
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An epiphany is best understood as which of the following? |
| | A) | Direct communication or interaction with a god or goddess. |
| | B) | A ritual castration. |
| | C) | A ceremony where alcohol is consumed. |
| | D) | A sacred marriage. |
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The Thesmophoria was only practiced by women. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The story of Persephone contrasts the archetypical hero story in which of the following ways? |
| | A) | While the hero's trip to the underworld is a quest for personal immortality, Persephone's trip is a quest for reconciliation of the forces of life and death. |
| | B) | While the archetypical hero travels to the underworld, Persephone does not. |
| | C) | The quest of the hero generally ends with success whereas Persephone's trial ends in defeat. |
| | D) | While the hero is often accompanied by companions, Persephone's success is an act of singular courage. |
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Which of the following offers the most logical rationale for comparing the myth of Demeter and Persephone with the myth of Prometheus? |
| | A) | Both myths deal with gods (or goddesses) who are tricked into assuming their ultimate fate. |
| | B) | Both myths involve traveling to and escaping from the underworld. |
| | C) | There really is no good reason to compare these two myths. |
| | D) | Both myths deal with the ultimate source of civilization. |
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