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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heloise say about herself?
(a) That she is the most fortunate of women.
(b) That she is the most miserable of women.
(c) That she is chaste.
(d) That she is a hypocrite.

2. What explanation does Abelard offer for his trials?
(a) Original sin.
(b) Cruel fate.
(c) Malicious men.
(d) His sins.

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

4. What does Abelard affirm to Heloise?
(a) His love.
(b) His suffering.
(c) His outrage.
(d) His devotion to God.

5. What was Abelard's father's plan for Abelard?
(a) Trades.
(b) Art.
(c) Government work.
(d) Learning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abelard say motivated him to tell Heloise the things that filled her with despair?

2. Who does Abelard describe as an example of what he is talking about?

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

4. In Letter 4, what does Heloise say her feelings are in response to Abelard's letter?

5. What did Abelard do with his inheritance?

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