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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 10, Peter the Venerable to Heloise, Letter 11, Heloise, Letter to Peter the Venerable, Letter 12, Peter the Venerable, Letter to Heloise, The Absolution for Peter Abelard, Two Hymns.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Abelard compare a monastery when he says that someone has to be in charge?
(a) An army.
(b) A business.
(c) The government.
(d) A family.

2. To what does Abelard return in his third letter to Heloise?
(a) Asking for her forgiveness.
(b) Asking her to pray for him.
(c) Asking for her whereabouts.
(d) Asking her for help.

3. In Letter 6, what does Heloise ask Abelard to do for her?
(a) Write down the history of her misfortunes.
(b) Lay out acts of devotion for her to perform.
(c) Proscribe rules for her convent.
(d) Free her from the convent.

4. In Letter 4, for what does Heloise say she is grateful?
(a) That the tempter did not get her to do wrong.
(b) That she still has her eyes to see the world.
(c) That Abelard is still alive to be her companion.
(d) That she is still there to comfort him.

5. What does Heloise say about her burden?
(a) She says the only way to bear the burden is together with him.
(b) She says the burden is a joy to bear.
(c) She says burdens can be too heavy.
(d) She says that the burden is more than she can bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter the Venerable wish for in his letter to Heloise?

2. What does Abelard say has increased in him recently?

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

4. How does Heloise say that the thing that pleases God is manifested?

5. What does Peter the Venerable say he is particularly impressed by?

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