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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 was the status of Abelard's father?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Knight.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Professor.

2. Why did Abelard originally send Heloise away?
(a) To sequester her away from suitors.
(b) To avoid the disgrace of a hasty marriage.
(c) To hide her pregnancy.
(d) To let her recover from illness.

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

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

5. Why did Abelard's teacher come to dislike him?
(a) Because Abelard was arrogant and disruptive.
(b) Because Abelard was heavily in debt to him.
(c) Because Abelard set out to disprove him.
(d) Because Abelard had an affair with a serving girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Abelard write the first letter?

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

3. What does Heloise doubt about Abelard?

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

5. What was Abelard's father's plan for Abelard?

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