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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 does Heloise ask Abelard in Letter 6?
(a) To forgive her.
(b) To tell her how nuns should conduct themselves.
(c) To describe the reasons for her to go on being a nun.
(d) To tell her how the order of nuns began.

2. Where did Abelard go after the exchange he had with the sender of Letter 9?
(a) Return to his monastery.
(b) Continue his travels.
(c) Retreat to Cluny.
(d) To see Heloise.

3. In Letter 4, for what does Heloise say she is grateful?
(a) That Abelard is still alive to be her companion.
(b) That she is still there to comfort him.
(c) That the tempter did not get her to do wrong.
(d) That she still has her eyes to see the world.

4. What does Heloise say she has sought out for Abelard?
(a) His due.
(b) His glory.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Justice.

5. For what does Abelard ask Heloise at the end of Letter 7?
(a) Details of her life in the convent.
(b) A sketch of the rule she requested from him.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Her prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abelard ask Heloise to consider?

2. Who does Abelard cite as an example of someone devout in the church?

3. What does Heloise say will prevent her from praying for Abelard?

4. What was the sender of Letter 9 trying to offer Abelard?

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

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