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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. How, in Letter 5, does Abelard say Heloise should see him now?
(a) As her saint.
(b) As her partner in guilt and grace.
(c) As her enemy.
(d) As her deliverer.

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

3. What is it that ultimately pleases God, according to Heloise?
(a) Devotion.
(b) Acts.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Prayer.

4. Who received Letter 9?
(a) The Abbott of Cluny.
(b) Heloise.
(c) Abelard.
(d) The pope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What should Abelard do in order to emulate the standard she sets for him?

2. In Letter 4, what does Heloise say her feelings are in response to Abelard's letter?

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

4. What else does Peter the Venerable say he is impressed by?

5. What was Abelard's father's plan for Abelard?

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