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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the sender of Letter 9 ask from his correspondent?
(a) Let Abelard live in Cluny.
(b) Punish Abelard's persecutors.
(c) Compensate Abelard for his sufferings.
(d) Stop persecuting Abelard.

2. How are things distributed in poverty, according to Abelard?
(a) According to deserving.
(b) According to need.
(c) According to power.
(d) According to right.

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

4. What does Peter the Venerable say to Heloise in Letter 10?
(a) He is happy to hear from her.
(b) He is sorry to hear about her situation.
(c) He will try to help her.
(d) He cannot help her.

5. Who does Abelard cite as an example of someone devout in the church?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) Judith.
(d) Mary, mother of Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what did Heloise ask Peter the Venerable in her response?

2. What does the sender of Letter 9 say about Abelard?

3. How does Heloise say that the thing that pleases God is manifested?

4. How does Abelard describe wisdom in his Rule?

5. What should the practice of silence result in, according to Abelard?

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