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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Abelard say he writes to Heloise?
(a) As a teacher.
(b) As an inferior.
(c) As a lover.
(d) As a superior.

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

4. Why does Abelard say that Heloise deserves praise?
(a) Because of her devotion to God.
(b) Because she entered the convent.
(c) Because of her kind letter to him.
(d) Because she disavows praise.

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

6. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?
(a) What she can do for him.
(b) What he owes her.
(c) Whether they ought to see each other again.
(d) What her father can do for them.

7. How does Heloise describe herself to Abelard?
(a) The most irreligious woman.
(b) The most wretched of women.
(c) The luckiest of women.
(d) The most hypocritical woman.

8. What does Heloise say she feels in Abelard's absence?
(a) Content.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Hopeless.

9. What does Abelard ask Heloise to do if he is killed?
(a) Embalm him.
(b) Cremate him.
(c) Bless him.
(d) Bury him.

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

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

13. Where did Abelard study?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nantes.
(d) Zurich.

14. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to stop in the future?
(a) Rebelling against fate.
(b) Trying to see him.
(c) Doubting God's grace.
(d) Writing him with her complaints.

15. What does Abelard say he wants as an outcome of others' prayers?
(a) Justice.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Understanding.
(d) To survive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

2. What does Heloise remind Abelard of?

3. What were the contents of the letter Heloise saw?

4. What occasions Heloise's feelings about God?

5. What did William of Champeaux do at the beginning of Abelard's career?

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