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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way did Abelard establish his reputation and earn a following?
(a) Fighting with William of Champeaux.
(b) Debating philosophy.
(c) Studying with Anselm of Laon.
(d) Debating scripture.

2. What explanation does Abelard offer for his action?
(a) He thought their time together was over.
(b) He thought she could not love him now.
(c) He did not want to make her suffer.
(d) He wanted to put the past behind him.

3. In Letter 4, what does Heloise beg Abelard NOT to do?
(a) Pray for her.
(b) Remember her.
(c) Write to her.
(d) Praise her.

4. What enables Abelard to return to Paris?
(a) Anselm of Canterbury offered him his chair in the university.
(b) William of Champeaux offered him his chair at the university.
(c) William of Champeaux invited him back.
(d) William of Champeaux's reputation was in decline.

5. What does Abelard say in Letter 5 that he hopes to avoid?
(a) Begging for mercy.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Further punishment.

6. What does Abelard remind Heloise he did when she was pregnant?
(a) Disguise her as a nun.
(b) Marry in secret.
(c) Send her away for her confinement.
(d) Hide her from her parents.

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

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

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

10. Why did Abelard originally send Heloise away?
(a) To sequester her away from suitors.
(b) To let her recover from illness.
(c) To hide her pregnancy.
(d) To avoid the disgrace of a hasty marriage.

11. What did Abelard do with his inheritance?
(a) Managed it together with his brothers.
(b) Gave it to his mother.
(c) Gave it to his brother's eldest son.
(d) Gave it to the church.

12. What does Heloise ask Abelard in her first letter?
(a) When she will see him again.
(b) Why she has not heard from him.
(c) How he is doing.
(d) What he has done about rescuing her from the convent.

13. What else does Abelard ask Heloise to do pray for?
(a) To forget him.
(b) Never to forget.
(c) Freedom from pain.
(d) Faith to see her through.

14. In Letter 5, what does Abelard say he is surprised by?
(a) Heloise's refusal to accept her situation.
(b) Heloise's devotion.
(c) Heloise's bitterness.
(d) Heloise's lustfulness.

15. For what does Abelard ask Heloise to pray?
(a) Justice.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heloise say, in Letter 4, she cannot find?

2. What does Heloise say was her and Abelard's sin?

3. What does Heloise say is Abelard's relation with her now?

4. What did Abelard feel about his castration?

5. What condition did Abelard impose on his marriage with Heloise?

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