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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 say about herself?
(a) That she is a hypocrite.
(b) That she is the most miserable of women.
(c) That she is chaste.
(d) That she is the most fortunate of women.

2. What does Abelard say was honored by St. Paul and St. Jerome?
(a) Motherhood
(b) Widowhood.
(c) Virginity
(d) Prostitution.

3. What does Abelard rely on in providing a rule for the lives of the nuns at Paraclete?
(a) Different religions' monastic practices.
(b) Scripture.
(c) His monastery's practices.
(d) Ancient practices.

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

5. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to accept?
(a) His forgiveness.
(b) Her father's forgiveness.
(c) God's will.
(d) Her father's permission to return home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heloise say makes it impossible to endure Abelard's absence?

2. What does Abelard make sure to say was NOT the case for his action?

3. What explanation does Abelard offer for his action?

4. Where did Abelard study?

5. What does Abelard say Heloise became when she became his wife?

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