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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. Why does Abelard say that Heloise deserves praise?
(a) Because she disavows praise.
(b) Because of her devotion to God.
(c) Because of her kind letter to him.
(d) Because she entered the convent.

2. What does Heloise demand from Abelard?
(a) Money.
(b) Rescue.
(c) A letter.
(d) An apology.

3. Where is weakness taken into account, according to Heloise?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) Convent conventions.
(c) Canon law.
(d) The Kabala.

4. What does Abelard say motivated him to tell Heloise the things that filled her with despair?
(a) Desire for God's forgiveness.
(b) Desire to educate her about man's wicked ways.
(c) Desire to fill her soul with awe and desire for repentance.
(d) Desire to share in suffering out of love.

5. In Letter 4, for what does Heloise say she is grateful?
(a) That the tempter did not get her to do wrong.
(b) That Abelard is still alive to be her companion.
(c) That she is still there to comfort him.
(d) That she still has her eyes to see the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why aren't outward manifestations reliable in indicating devotion, according to Heloise?

2. What does Heloise tell Abelard she will do for him?

3. Who does Heloise say commanded her to be a nun?

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

5. What else does Heloise ask Abelard in Letter 6?

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