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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 7, Abelard to Heloise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Abelard say he writes to Heloise?
(a) As a teacher.
(b) As a lover.
(c) As a superior.
(d) As an inferior.

2. Heloise says that consolation shared is what?
(a) Consolation eased.
(b) Consolation doubled.
(c) All the consolation there is.
(d) The basis of love.

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

4. How does Heloise open her first letter to Abelard?
(a) By saying that she saw a letter her father was going to send to his henchmen.
(b) By saying that she saw a letter he had written to a friend.
(c) By saying that she saw a letter her father had written to the abbot.
(d) By saying that she saw a letter the abbot was going to send to Abelard.

5. What is the logic behind Heloise's request to Abelard?
(a) The weak should be just as burdened as the strong.
(b) The strong should try to strengthen the weak to bear more burdens.
(c) The weak should be able to bear the same burdens as the strong.
(d) The weak cannot bear the same burdens as the strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Heloise describe herself to Abelard?

2. What did the woman do, whom Abelard cited in Letter 7?

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

4. Why did Abelard's teacher come to dislike him?

5. What does Heloise say men say about her?

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