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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. Whom does Abelard want to pray for him?
(a) The men who castrated him.
(b) Heloise and the nuns.
(c) Heloise's father.
(d) Only Heloise.

2. Where does Heloise find justification for what she asks Abelard in Letter 6?
(a) Papal dispensations.
(b) The Rule of the Saints.
(c) Convent practice.
(d) Scripture.

3. What does Abelard say Heloise became when she became his wife?
(a) His student.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His inferior.
(d) His superior.

4. In Letter 5, what does Abelard say he is surprised by?
(a) Heloise's lustfulness.
(b) Heloise's bitterness.
(c) Heloise's devotion.
(d) Heloise's refusal to accept her situation.

5. Why did Abelard originally send Heloise away?
(a) To sequester her away from suitors.
(b) To let her recover from illness.
(c) To avoid the disgrace of a hasty marriage.
(d) To hide her pregnancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe Abelard's method of arranging Letter 7?

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

3. What does Letter 7 describe to Heloise?

4. Where did Abelard study?

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

(see the answer key)

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