The Letters of Abelard and Heloise Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Letter 5, Abelard to Heloise)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

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

2. How does Heloise describe herself to Abelard?
a) The luckiest of women.
b) The most hypocritical woman.
c) The most irreligious woman.
d) The most wretched of women.

3. Why did Abelard's teacher come to dislike him?
a) Because Abelard was heavily in debt to him.
b) Because Abelard had an affair with a serving girl.
c) Because Abelard set out to disprove him.
d) Because...
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