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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 6, Heloise to Abelard.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Letter 4, what does Heloise beg Abelard to do?
(a) Rescue her from the convent.
(b) Tell her about his situation in detail.
(c) Come to see her.
(d) Spare her further grief.

3. Who does Heloise say commanded her to be a nun?
(a) Abelard.
(b) Her abbot.
(c) God.
(d) Her father.

4. What were the contents of the letter Heloise saw?
(a) Abelard lamenting his and Heloise's plight.
(b) Heloise's father asking the authorities to punish Abelard.
(c) Heloise's father asking his men to take revenge.
(d) Heloise's mother asking her husband to be lenient on Abelard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Letter 6, what does Heloise ask Abelard to do for her?

2. In Letter 4, what does Heloise say her feelings are in response to Abelard's letter?

3. Where does Heloise find justification for what she asks Abelard in Letter 6?

4. What does Heloise say was her and Abelard's sin?

5. In Letter 5, what does Abelard say he is surprised by?

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