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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 3, Abelard to Heloise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abelard say he wants as an outcome of others' prayers?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Justice.
(d) To survive.

2. To whom did Abelard write the first letter?
(a) Heloise.
(b) Heloise's father.
(c) A friend.
(d) His father.

3. In what way does Heloise pretend in her first letter to Abelard?
(a) She pretends to be happy where she is.
(b) She pretends to be miserable over Abelard's plight.
(c) She pretends to be optimistic about seeing Abelard again.
(d) She pretends not to make a demand.

4. What does Heloise ask Abelard in her first letter?
(a) When she will see him again.
(b) How he is doing.
(c) What he has done about rescuing her from the convent.
(d) Why she has not heard from him.

5. In what way did Abelard establish his reputation and earn a following?
(a) Studying with Anselm of Laon.
(b) Debating scripture.
(c) Debating philosophy.
(d) Fighting with William of Champeaux.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did William of Champeaux do at the beginning of Abelard's career?

2. What does Abelard admit to in Letter 3?

3. What does Heloise doubt about Abelard?

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

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

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