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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 9, Peter the Venerable: Letter (98) to Pope Innocent I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the sender of Letter 9 advise Abelard to do?
(a) Get a judgment from the Abbot of Citeaux.
(b) Gather supporters.
(c) Appeal to the pope.
(d) Flee the country.

2. Who sent Letter 9?
(a) The pope.
(b) The Abbott of Cluny.
(c) Heloise.
(d) Abelard.

3. What enables Abelard to return to Paris?
(a) William of Champeaux offered him his chair at the university.
(b) Anselm of Canterbury offered him his chair in the university.
(c) William of Champeaux's reputation was in decline.
(d) William of Champeaux invited him back.

4. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to accept?
(a) God's will.
(b) His forgiveness.
(c) Her father's forgiveness.
(d) Her father's permission to return home.

5. What does Abelard say he wants as an outcome of others' prayers?
(a) To survive.
(b) Justice.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what way does Heloise pretend in her first letter to Abelard?

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

5. What does Abelard say about the daughters of Aaron?

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