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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 Abelard ask Heloise to do if he is killed?
(a) Bury him.
(b) Cremate him.
(c) Bless him.
(d) Embalm him.

2. What does Heloise tell Abelard she will do for him?
(a) Repay him in love for what he has lost.
(b) Repay her father's men for what they did.
(c) Find him at his monastery.
(d) Whatever he asks.

3. What else does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?
(a) Whether his sin was responsible for his suffering.
(b) How long his penance should last.
(c) What will constitute justice, in his situation.
(d) How much she has served him.

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

5. What does Heloise demand from Abelard?
(a) An apology.
(b) A letter.
(c) Rescue.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what way did Abelard establish his reputation and earn a following?

3. How are things distributed in poverty, according to Abelard?

4. What does Abelard say Heloise deserves?

5. How does Heloise describe her and Abelard's story?

(see the answer key)

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