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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 did Abelard feel about his castration?
(a) It was a reprisal for the evil he'd done.
(b) It destroyed him.
(c) It was an outrage against his humanity.
(d) It was Fulbert's right.

2. What does Heloise say men say about her?
(a) That she is the most fortunate of women.
(b) That she is the most miserable of women.
(c) That she is a hypocrite.
(d) That she is chaste.

3. Who does Abelard describe as an example of what he is talking about?
(a) A Chinese woman.
(b) An Ethiopian woman.
(c) A German woman.
(d) An Italian woman.

4. What does Heloise remind Abelard of?
(a) How she resisted his requests to marry.
(b) How he resisted her requests to marry.
(c) How she resisted his advances.
(d) How he was brave in the face of her father's disapproval.

5. What does Abelard say he wants others' prayers to help him avoid?
(a) Being harmed further.
(b) Going to hell.
(c) Being killed.
(d) Being exiled.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Letter 5, what does Abelard say he is surprised by?

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

3. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

4. In Letter 4, for what does Heloise say she is grateful?

5. What does Abelard ask Heloise to do if he is killed?

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