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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abelard say Heloise deserves?
(a) Disdain.
(b) Honor.
(c) Tribute.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. Who else does Heloise say was affected by Abelard's letter?
(a) Her father.
(b) The nuns.
(c) His abbot.
(d) God.

3. What explanation does Abelard offer for his trials?
(a) Original sin.
(b) Malicious men.
(c) His sins.
(d) Cruel fate.

4. What does Heloise doubt about Abelard?
(a) What drew him to her.
(b) Whether his words were honest.
(c) Whether he wanted her for himself or for another.
(d) Whether he was prepared to take care of her.

5. How does Heloise open her first letter to Abelard?
(a) By saying that she saw a letter the abbot was going to send to Abelard.
(b) By saying that she saw a letter he had written to a friend.
(c) By saying that she saw a letter her father had written to the abbot.
(d) By saying that she saw a letter her father was going to send to his henchmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sin does Abelard remind Heloise of?

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

3. What does Abelard say in Letter 5 that he hopes to avoid?

4. In what way does Heloise pretend in her first letter to Abelard?

5. What are Heloise's feelings at losing Abelard?

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