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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peter the Venerable say about Abelard?
(a) He praises his writing.
(b) He praises his intellect.
(c) He praises his work.
(d) He praises his temperament.

2. What did Abelard do right before he died?
(a) Declare his love to Heloise.
(b) Profess his faith.
(c) Write to Peter the Venerable.
(d) Write to the pope.

3. How did the practice of nunnery change in the early church?
(a) It ceased.
(b) It contracted.
(c) It almost went extinct.
(d) It expanded.

4. Who does Peter the Venerable cite to Heloise in his letter?
(a) Women who loved great men.
(b) Women who overcame difficulties.
(c) Women who led nations.
(d) Women who led other women.

5. What does Peter the Venerable say he admires?
(a) Heloise's piety.
(b) Heloise's writings.
(c) Heloise's background.
(d) Heloise's contrition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Peter the Venerable?

2. How does Abelard say women acted in the early church?

3. What does Abelard say he is correcting with the life of silence?

4. What does Peter the Venerable say is his estimation of Abelard?

5. What should Abelard do in order to emulate the standard she sets for him?

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