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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. Where was Abelard born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Nantes.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Le Pallet.

2. Where does Heloise say her happiness will come from now?
(a) Abelard alone.
(b) God alone.
(c) Duty.
(d) Self-renunciation.

3. In what way does Heloise pretend in her first letter to Abelard?
(a) She pretends to be miserable over Abelard's plight.
(b) She pretends to be happy where she is.
(c) She pretends to be optimistic about seeing Abelard again.
(d) She pretends not to make a demand.

4. Heloise says that consolation shared is what?
(a) The basis of love.
(b) Consolation eased.
(c) All the consolation there is.
(d) Consolation doubled.

5. For what is Heloise arguing in Letter 6?
(a) An absolute rule for burdens.
(b) Rules that respect gender differences.
(c) A case-by-case standard for burdens.
(d) Contextual application of burdens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Peter the Venerable make to Heloise in the last letter?

2. What does Abelard say he wants others' prayers to help him avoid?

3. What should people focus on, according to Abelard in Letter 8?

4. Whom does Abelard say Jesus honored?

5. How many nuns are needed to run a convent, according to Abelard?

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