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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Letter 4, what does Heloise beg Abelard to do?
(a) Come to see her.
(b) Spare her further grief.
(c) Tell her about his situation in detail.
(d) Rescue her from the convent.

2. What does Abelard affirm to Heloise?
(a) His outrage.
(b) His suffering.
(c) His devotion to God.
(d) His love.

3. To whom did Abelard write the first letter?
(a) Heloise.
(b) A friend.
(c) Heloise's father.
(d) His father.

4. What does Heloise demand from Abelard?
(a) Rescue.
(b) A letter.
(c) An apology.
(d) Money.

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

6. Who does Heloise say commanded her to be a nun?
(a) Abelard.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her abbot.
(d) God.

7. What aspects of his personality does Abelard attribute to his native region?
(a) His love of women.
(b) His even temper.
(c) His devotion.
(d) His volatile personality.

8. What does Abelard say motivated him to tell Heloise the things that filled her with despair?
(a) Desire to fill her soul with awe and desire for repentance.
(b) Desire to share in suffering out of love.
(c) Desire for God's forgiveness.
(d) Desire to educate her about man's wicked ways.

9. What does Heloise say she has sought out for Abelard?
(a) His due.
(b) His glory.
(c) Justice.
(d) Revenge.

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

11. What explanation does Abelard offer for his trials?
(a) Malicious men.
(b) Original sin.
(c) His sins.
(d) Cruel fate.

12. How does Abelard answer Heloise's second letter in Letter 5?
(a) Impressionistically.
(b) Indirectly.
(c) Point by point.
(d) In roundabout fashion.

13. Why does Abelard say he filled Heloise with despair in his letter?
(a) Because he felt she needed to know.
(b) Because his conscience required he tell her.
(c) Because he felt she shared his sin and ought to share his sorrow afterward.
(d) Because she asked him to share his sorrow.

14. What condition did Abelard impose on his marriage with Heloise?
(a) That it take place in secret.
(b) That it be a large celebration.
(c) That it not take place for two years.
(d) That it take place immediately.

15. What does Abelard say Heloise became when she became his wife?
(a) His superior.
(b) His inferior.
(c) His student.
(d) His teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occasions Heloise's feelings about God?

2. What does Abelard say is a danger to Heloise's body?

3. What sin does Abelard remind Heloise of?

4. What does Abelard admit to in Letter 3?

5. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

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