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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What condition did Abelard impose on his marriage with Heloise?
2. Why did Abelard's teacher come to dislike him?
3. What was Abelard's father's plan for Abelard?
4. What does Abelard say Heloise deserves?
5. Why does Abelard say he filled Heloise with despair in his letter?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Abelard seduce Heloise?
2. Why does Abelard say he was avoiding contact with Heloise?
3. Who was Anselm of Laon and how did he figure in Abelard's career?
4. What is the real purpose of Peter the Venerable's letter in Letter 10?
5. How does Peter the Venerable greet Heloise in Letter 10?
6. What reason does Abelard give for writing to Heloise again in Letter 5?
7. What are the three parts of Abelard's rule?
8. What is Abelard's advice with regard to scripture?
9. What does Abelard ask Heloise and her nuns to do?
10. How does Heloise compare Abelard and God?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would the letters of Abelard and Heloise be written today? How would modern communication technology change the emotional tenor of this correspondence? What parts would remain trenchant? What parts would be lost?
Essay Topic 2
Research the history of the letters of Abelard and Heloise. By what mechanisms were they transmitted to posterity? Who made sure that these letters survived? Were they ever in danger of being lost? What value do written texts have to Abelard and Heloise and their culture? What makes the written absolution important? What provision is made for the preservation of textual culture?
Essay Topic 3
Evaluate the story of Abelard and Heloise as a love story. Is it compelling, tragic, uplifting, unique? Is it an allegory for all lovers or a historical document pertaining to two people alone?
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