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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 4, Heloise to Abelard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heloise say Abelard should not have done for her sake?
(a) Married her.
(b) Sent her away.
(c) Taken up scriptural studies.
(d) Left philosophy.

2. Where was Abelard born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Nantes.
(d) Le Pallet.

3. Where does Abelard ask Heloise to take his body if he dies?
(a) Paraclete.
(b) St. Denis.
(c) Argenteuil.
(d) Paris.

4. What does Abelard say Heloise should focus on entirely?
(a) The salvation of his soul.
(b) The arrogance of their actions.
(c) The salvation of her soul.
(d) Making things right with her father.

5. What else does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?
(a) How long his penance should last.
(b) Whether his sin was responsible for his suffering.
(c) How much she has served him.
(d) What will constitute justice, in his situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Heloise describe Abelard's situation?

2. How does Heloise describe her and Abelard's story?

3. Who was Abelard's second enemy in the university system?

4. What enables Abelard to return to Paris?

5. What does Abelard say has increased in him recently?

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