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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. What does Abelard say he wants others' prayers to help him avoid?
(a) Being killed.
(b) Going to hell.
(c) Being harmed further.
(d) Being exiled.

2. What was the status of Abelard's father?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Knight.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Professor.

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

4. How does Heloise describe her and Abelard's story?
(a) Appalling and outrageous.
(b) Moral and instructive.
(c) Sad and moving.
(d) Tragic and unbearable.

5. How does Heloise open her first letter to Abelard?
(a) By saying that she saw a letter her father was going to send to his henchmen.
(b) By saying that she saw a letter her father had written to the abbot.
(c) By saying that she saw a letter he had written to a friend.
(d) By saying that she saw a letter the abbot was going to send to Abelard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way did Abelard establish his reputation and earn a following?

2. Who was Abelard's second enemy in the university system?

3. Why did Abelard originally send Heloise away?

4. What does Abelard say is the cause of his feeling?

5. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

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