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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 say Heloise became when she became his wife?
(a) His superior.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His student.
(d) His inferior.

2. What is it that ultimately pleases God, according to Heloise?
(a) Acts.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Prayer.

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

4. How, in Letter 5, does Abelard say Heloise should see him now?
(a) As her partner in guilt and grace.
(b) As her enemy.
(c) As her deliverer.
(d) As her saint.

5. What does Heloise say Abelard should not have done for her sake?
(a) Married her.
(b) Taken up scriptural studies.
(c) Sent her away.
(d) Left philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abelard admit to in Letter 3?

2. What were the contents of the letter Heloise saw?

3. Where does God look for virtue, according to Heloise?

4. What is the logic behind Heloise's request to Abelard?

5. What does Heloise say in Letter 6 that she cannot make herself do?

(see the answer key)

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