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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. Heloise says that consolation shared is what?
(a) Consolation doubled.
(b) All the consolation there is.
(c) Consolation eased.
(d) The basis of love.

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

3. What does Abelard say was the consequence of his lust for Heloise?
(a) He betrayed her father's trust.
(b) He defiled her soul.
(c) He forgot his duties as a teacher.
(d) He lost his reverence for God.

4. How does Abelard say he writes to Heloise?
(a) As a lover.
(b) As a teacher.
(c) As an inferior.
(d) As a superior.

5. What does Abelard say is the cause of his feeling?
(a) His absence from Heloise.
(b) His despair at his condition.
(c) His physical pain.
(d) His nostalgia for their lovemaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heloise say was her and Abelard's sin?

2. Why did Abelard's teacher come to dislike him?

3. What does Heloise say she admires?

4. What else does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

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

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