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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Abelard want to pray for him?
(a) Only Heloise.
(b) The men who castrated him.
(c) Heloise's father.
(d) Heloise and the nuns.

2. How does Heloise describe Abelard's situation?
(a) She says he is forgiven in her eyes and so should no longer suffer.
(b) She says he will never be finished expiating his crime.
(c) She says he should suffer until death.
(d) She says he has paid the price with his castration.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Abelard and Heloise's son named?

3. What does Heloise demand from Abelard?

4. What was the status of Abelard's father?

5. What does Abelard say he wants as an outcome of others' prayers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Heloise compare Abelard and God?

2. Where did Abelard go after he went to St. Denis?

3. How does Abelard end Letter 7?

4. In Letter 7, what examples of women in the church does Abelard use from antiquity?

5. What does Peter the Venerable send to Heloise in the final letter?

6. Why does Heloise say there should be different standards for women?

7. What does Heloise say are her feelings toward God?

8. Why does Abelard say he was avoiding contact with Heloise?

9. Who are the correspondents in Letter 9?

10. What does Abelard remind Heloise of in Letter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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