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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 3, Abelard to Heloise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Abelard ask Heloise to take his body if he dies?
(a) Paris.
(b) Argenteuil.
(c) Paraclete.
(d) St. Denis.

2. What does Abelard admit to in Letter 3?
(a) Avoiding contact with her.
(b) Feeling freed of her.
(c) Owing her a great debt.
(d) Disappointing her.

3. Heloise says that consolation shared is what?
(a) All the consolation there is.
(b) Consolation eased.
(c) The basis of love.
(d) Consolation doubled.

4. Where did Abelard study?
(a) Paris.
(b) Nantes.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Berlin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Abelard do with his inheritance?

2. What aspects of his personality does Abelard attribute to his native region?

3. What did William of Champeaux do at the beginning of Abelard's career?

4. What does Heloise demand from Abelard?

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

(see the answer key)

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