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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 8, Abelard to Heloise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heloise remind Abelard of?
(a) How he resisted her requests to marry.
(b) How she resisted his requests to marry.
(c) How he was brave in the face of her father's disapproval.
(d) How she resisted his advances.

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

3. What sin does Abelard remind Heloise of?
(a) Getting married in secret.
(b) Falling in love before being married.
(c) Making love at the refectory.
(d) Enjoying their lovemaking.

4. What does Abelard say nuns should study?
(a) History.
(b) Government.
(c) Religion.
(d) Scripture.

5. How does Heloise open her first letter to Abelard?
(a) By saying that she saw a letter her father had written to the abbot.
(b) By saying that she saw a letter her father was going to send to his henchmen.
(c) By saying that she saw a letter the abbot was going to send to Abelard.
(d) By saying that she saw a letter he had written to a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Heloise describe herself to Abelard?

2. How does Abelard describe wisdom in his Rule?

3. What does Abelard say he will do to Heloise in Letter 5?

4. For what is Heloise arguing in Letter 6?

5. What does Abelard say he wants as an outcome of others' prayers?

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