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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 does Abelard say in Letter 5 that he hopes to avoid?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Further punishment.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Begging for mercy.

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

3. What is the logic behind Heloise's request to Abelard?
(a) The strong should try to strengthen the weak to bear more burdens.
(b) The weak should be able to bear the same burdens as the strong.
(c) The weak cannot bear the same burdens as the strong.
(d) The weak should be just as burdened as the strong.

4. Why does Abelard say he filled Heloise with despair in his letter?
(a) Because he felt she shared his sin and ought to share his sorrow afterward.
(b) Because his conscience required he tell her.
(c) Because he felt she needed to know.
(d) Because she asked him to share his sorrow.

5. What condition did Abelard impose on his marriage with Heloise?
(a) That it not take place for two years.
(b) That it take place in secret.
(c) That it be a large celebration.
(d) That it take place immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to stop in the future?

2. How did Abelard seduce Heloise?

3. What does Heloise say about her burden?

4. How did the practice of nunnery change in the early church?

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

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