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

2. To what does Abelard return in his third letter to Heloise?
(a) Asking for her forgiveness.
(b) Asking for her whereabouts.
(c) Asking her for help.
(d) Asking her to pray for him.

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

4. What does Heloise say will prevent her from praying for Abelard?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Lust.
(c) Irreligious sentiments.
(d) Distress.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What explanation does Abelard offer for his trials?

3. What does Abelard say Heloise should focus on entirely?

4. Where does Abelard ask Heloise to take his body if he dies?

5. What were the contents of the letter Heloise saw?

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