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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. Who else does Heloise say was affected by Abelard's letter?
(a) The nuns.
(b) His abbot.
(c) Her father.
(d) God.

2. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to stop in the future?
(a) Doubting God's grace.
(b) Trying to see him.
(c) Rebelling against fate.
(d) Writing him with her complaints.

3. What does Abelard say he will do to Heloise in Letter 5?
(a) Pray for her.
(b) Disappoint her.
(c) Encourage her.
(d) Enlighten her.

4. What does Heloise say Abelard should not have done for her sake?
(a) Left philosophy.
(b) Taken up scriptural studies.
(c) Sent her away.
(d) Married her.

5. Why aren't outward manifestations reliable in indicating devotion, according to Heloise?
(a) They are not reliable.
(b) They can be feigned.
(c) People can learn them from each other.
(d) They vary from person to person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abelard mean to indicate by the example of the Sibyl's prophecies?

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

3. In what way does Heloise pretend in her first letter to Abelard?

4. What does Letter 7 describe to Heloise?

5. What contrast does Abelard describe between early practice and current practice?

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