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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 4, Heloise to Abelard.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspects of his personality does Abelard attribute to his native region?
(a) His devotion.
(b) His love of women.
(c) His even temper.
(d) His volatile personality.

3. What did Abelard do with his inheritance?
(a) Managed it together with his brothers.
(b) Gave it to the church.
(c) Gave it to his mother.
(d) Gave it to his brother's eldest son.

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

5. What does Abelard ask Heloise to do if he is killed?
(a) Bless him.
(b) Embalm him.
(c) Cremate him.
(d) Bury him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Letter 4, what does Heloise beg Abelard to do?

3. What does Abelard say has increased in him recently?

4. What does Abelard say he wants others' prayers to help him avoid?

5. Where does Heloise say her happiness will come from now?

(see the answer key)

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