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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. Who does Abelard describe as an example of what he is talking about?
(a) An Italian woman.
(b) A German woman.
(c) An Ethiopian woman.
(d) A Chinese woman.

2. In Letter 4, what does Heloise beg Abelard to do?
(a) Rescue her from the convent.
(b) Come to see her.
(c) Spare her further grief.
(d) Tell her about his situation in detail.

3. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?
(a) What her father can do for them.
(b) Whether they ought to see each other again.
(c) What she can do for him.
(d) What he owes her.

4. Who was Peter the Venerable?
(a) The pope.
(b) Heloise.
(c) Abelard.
(d) The Abbott of Cluny.

5. How does Heloise describe Abelard's situation?
(a) She says he should suffer until death.
(b) She says he has paid the price with his castration.
(c) She says he is forgiven in her eyes and so should no longer suffer.
(d) She says he will never be finished expiating his crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heloise say men say about her?

2. What does Heloise ask Abelard in Letter 6?

3. What does Heloise say was her and Abelard's sin?

4. Why did Abelard originally send Heloise away?

5. In Letter 4, what does Heloise beg Abelard NOT to do?

(see the answer key)

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