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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the practice of nunnery change in the early church?

2. What does Abelard say was honored by St. Paul and St. Jerome?

3. What does Abelard say life becomes in poverty?

4. How does God view virtue in pagans, according to Abelard in Letter 7?

5. Where did Abelard go after the exchange he had with the sender of Letter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does 'love' mean to Abelard and Heloise? How do their letters--and their actions--define it?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the God to whom Abelard and Heloise show their devotion. What does he want, how does he behave, and what kind of behavior does he encourage in human beings? Does he ever respond to their prayers? How, or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What does The Letters of Abelard and Heloise tell us about being male or female? How does the text represent masculinity and femininity? What are the roles appropriate to either gender? How do Abelard and Heloise define the differences? Where do they overlap?

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