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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. How does Abelard say he writes to Heloise?
(a) As a superior.
(b) As a teacher.
(c) As a lover.
(d) As an inferior.

2. Why does Abelard say he filled Heloise with despair in his letter?
(a) Because his conscience required he tell her.
(b) Because he felt she shared his sin and ought to share his sorrow afterward.
(c) Because she asked him to share his sorrow.
(d) Because he felt she needed to know.

3. What does Abelard affirm to Heloise?
(a) His suffering.
(b) His devotion to God.
(c) His love.
(d) His outrage.

4. How are things distributed in poverty, according to Abelard?
(a) According to deserving.
(b) According to power.
(c) According to need.
(d) According to right.

5. What does Abelard say in Letter 5 that he hopes to avoid?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Begging for mercy.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Further punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abelard say life becomes in poverty?

2. To what does Abelard compare a monastery when he says that someone has to be in charge?

3. What is continence, as mentioned in Letter 8?

4. What does Abelard say Heloise became when she became his wife?

5. To what does Abelard return in his third letter to Heloise?

(see the answer key)

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