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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 7, Abelard to Heloise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else does Heloise ask Abelard in Letter 6?
(a) To declare his love for her.
(b) To describe the authority due to one in her position.
(c) To describe the people at his monastery.
(d) To describe his devotional practice.

2. What does Heloise say she has sought out for Abelard?
(a) His glory.
(b) Justice.
(c) His due.
(d) Revenge.

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

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

5. What does Heloise say she admires?
(a) The things Abelard sacrificed to be with her.
(b) The courage Abelard showed by fighting for her.
(c) The debt Abelard took upon himself.
(d) The honesty with which Abelard followed philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heloise say are her feelings toward God?

2. What aspects of his personality does Abelard attribute to his native region?

3. Where was Abelard born?

4. Who does Abelard cite as an example of someone devout in the church?

5. What was Abelard and Heloise's son named?

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