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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Abelard with Peter the Venerable?
(a) In Abelard's travels.
(b) In the last years of Abelard's life.
(c) In Peter the Venerable's travels.
(d) In his pilgrimage through Abelard's monastery.

2. What does Peter the Venerable wish for in his letter to Heloise?
(a) He wishes that she were a leader in government.
(b) He wishes that everyone followed her example.
(c) He wishes that his monastery possessed her.
(d) He wishes that all nuns were so beautiful.

3. How would you describe Abelard's method of arranging Letter 7?
(a) A developmental crescendo.
(b) Haphazard.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Orderly.

4. What does the sender of Letter 9 say about Abelard?
(a) That he has just received a letter about him.
(b) That the monks at his monastery were trying to kill him.
(c) That he passed through.
(d) That he has just received a letter from him.

5. What else did Abelard do right before he died?
(a) Receive absolution.
(b) Compose hymns.
(c) Confess his sins.
(d) Write out his last will.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that ultimately pleases God, according to Heloise?

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

3. Where did Peter the Venerable send Abelard?

4. Where is weakness taken into account, according to Heloise?

5. Who does Heloise say in Letter 6 Abelard should imitate?

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