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

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

3. Where does Heloise say her happiness will come from now?
(a) Self-renunciation.
(b) Duty.
(c) Abelard alone.
(d) God alone.

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

5. How does Heloise describe herself to Abelard?
(a) The most hypocritical woman.
(b) The most irreligious woman.
(c) The most wretched of women.
(d) The luckiest of women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Abelard originally send Heloise away?

2. What does Heloise say she has sought out for Abelard?

3. What was the status of Abelard's father?

4. What does Abelard say he will do to Heloise in Letter 5?

5. What did Abelard feel about his castration?

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