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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 8, Abelard to Heloise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Abelard want to pray for him?
(a) Heloise and the nuns.
(b) The men who castrated him.
(c) Only Heloise.
(d) Heloise's father.

2. What should people focus on, according to Abelard in Letter 8?
(a) Submitting to God.
(b) Bringing the Messiah.
(c) Purifying the race of its spiritual flaws.
(d) Giving lay people an example.

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

4. How does Abelard describe wisdom in his Rule?
(a) Keeping oneself pure.
(b) Knowing your place.
(c) Knowing yourself.
(d) Holding your tongue.

5. How many nuns are needed to run a convent, according to Abelard?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abelard say Heloise deserves?

2. What does Abelard say nuns should study?

3. In Letter 5, what does Abelard say he is surprised by?

4. What does Abelard say is a danger to Heloise's body?

5. In Letter 8, what does Abelard say women tend to stray toward?

(see the answer key)

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