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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request of Heloise's does Abelard fail to fulfill in Letter 7?
(a) Her request for an end to his sufferings.
(b) Her request for a rule.
(c) Her request for a history of his experience.
(d) Her request for a reason to keep suffering.

2. In Letter 6, what does Heloise ask Abelard to do for her?
(a) Lay out acts of devotion for her to perform.
(b) Proscribe rules for her convent.
(c) Write down the history of her misfortunes.
(d) Free her from the convent.

3. How does Abelard say errors should be corrected?
(a) Reciprocally.
(b) Vigorously.
(c) Compassionately.
(d) Leniently.

4. What does Abelard say he is correcting with the life of silence?
(a) Dependency on the world.
(b) Excess of words.
(c) Excess of sin.
(d) Guilt.

5. Whom does Abelard say Jesus honored?
(a) Widows.
(b) Virgins.
(c) Serving women.
(d) Prostitutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Abelard handled the sender of Letter 9's recommendation?

2. What contrast does Abelard describe between early practice and current practice?

3. What does Letter 7 describe to Heloise?

4. What else does Heloise ask Abelard in Letter 6?

5. Why did the sender of Letter 9 think that the action Abelard took was appropriate?

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