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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. Whom does Abelard want to pray for him?
(a) Only Heloise.
(b) Heloise and the nuns.
(c) The men who castrated him.
(d) Heloise's father.

2. What condition did Abelard impose on his marriage with Heloise?
(a) That it be a large celebration.
(b) That it take place in secret.
(c) That it not take place for two years.
(d) That it take place immediately.

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

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

5. In what way did Abelard establish his reputation and earn a following?
(a) Debating scripture.
(b) Studying with Anselm of Laon.
(c) Fighting with William of Champeaux.
(d) Debating philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

2. Where does Heloise say her happiness will come from now?

3. To what does Abelard return in his third letter to Heloise?

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

5. What did Abelard do with his inheritance?

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