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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 2, Heloise to Abelard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Abelard's second enemy in the university system?
(a) William of Champeaux.
(b) Anselm of Canterbury.
(c) Fulbert.
(d) Anselm of Laon.

2. Where does Heloise say her happiness will come from now?
(a) Abelard alone.
(b) Duty.
(c) God alone.
(d) Self-renunciation.

3. What does Heloise tell Abelard she will do for him?
(a) Repay him in love for what he has lost.
(b) Find him at his monastery.
(c) Repay her father's men for what they did.
(d) Whatever he asks.

4. What did Abelard feel about his castration?
(a) It destroyed him.
(b) It was an outrage against his humanity.
(c) It was Fulbert's right.
(d) It was a reprisal for the evil he'd done.

5. What does Heloise doubt about Abelard?
(a) Whether his words were honest.
(b) What drew him to her.
(c) Whether he wanted her for himself or for another.
(d) Whether he was prepared to take care of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the status of Abelard's father?

2. How does Heloise open her first letter to Abelard?

3. What does Heloise say is Abelard's relation with her now?

4. How does Heloise describe her and Abelard's story?

5. Why did Abelard's teacher come to dislike him?

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