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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. What were the contents of the letter Heloise saw?
(a) Heloise's father asking the authorities to punish Abelard.
(b) Abelard lamenting his and Heloise's plight.
(c) Heloise's father asking his men to take revenge.
(d) Heloise's mother asking her husband to be lenient on Abelard.

2. Where did Abelard study?
(a) Nantes.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Paris.

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

4. What else does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?
(a) Whether his sin was responsible for his suffering.
(b) How much she has served him.
(c) How long his penance should last.
(d) What will constitute justice, in his situation.

5. What does Heloise say Abelard should not have done for her sake?
(a) Sent her away.
(b) Taken up scriptural studies.
(c) Left philosophy.
(d) Married her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

2. What did Abelard feel about his castration?

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

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

5. What does Heloise say she admires?

(see the answer key)

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