The Letters of Abelard and Heloise Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 8, Abelard to Heloise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abelard say is the cause of his feeling?
(a) His nostalgia for their lovemaking.
(b) His physical pain.
(c) His absence from Heloise.
(d) His despair at his condition.

2. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to stop in the future?
(a) Doubting God's grace.
(b) Rebelling against fate.
(c) Writing him with her complaints.
(d) Trying to see him.

3. What is the logic behind Heloise's request to Abelard?
(a) The weak should be just as burdened as the strong.
(b) The weak cannot bear the same burdens as the strong.
(c) The strong should try to strengthen the weak to bear more burdens.
(d) The weak should be able to bear the same burdens as the strong.

4. In Letter 6, what does Heloise ask Abelard to do for her?
(a) Proscribe rules for her convent.
(b) Free her from the convent.
(c) Write down the history of her misfortunes.
(d) Lay out acts of devotion for her to perform.

5. In Letter 4, what does Heloise say her feelings are in response to Abelard's letter?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Relief.
(c) Misery.
(d) Delight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were monks and nuns imitating, according to Abelard?

2. What does Abelard say was honored by St. Paul and St. Jerome?

3. Whom does Abelard say Jesus honored?

4. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

5. What should Abelard do in order to emulate the standard she sets for him?

(see the answer key)

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