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

2. How does Abelard describe wisdom in his Rule?
(a) Knowing your place.
(b) Knowing yourself.
(c) Holding your tongue.
(d) Keeping oneself pure.

3. What does Abelard say was honored by St. Paul and St. Jerome?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Widowhood.
(c) Virginity
(d) Motherhood

4. What does Abelard say Heloise became when she became his wife?
(a) His student.
(b) His inferior.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His superior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Abelard want to pray for him?

2. Why does Heloise argue for special dispensations?

3. What does Heloise say Abelard should not have done for her sake?

4. In Letter 5, what does Abelard say he is surprised by?

5. What did the sender of Letter 9 ask from his correspondent?

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