View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Heloise say commanded her to be a nun?
(a) Her father.
(b) Abelard.
(c) God.
(d) Her abbot.

2. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to accept?
(a) Her father's permission to return home.
(b) His forgiveness.
(c) Her father's forgiveness.
(d) God's will.

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

4. In Letter 6, what does Heloise ask Abelard to do for her?
(a) Write down the history of her misfortunes.
(b) Free her from the convent.
(c) Lay out acts of devotion for her to perform.
(d) Proscribe rules for her convent.

5. How does Heloise describe Abelard's situation?
(a) She says he is forgiven in her eyes and so should no longer suffer.
(b) She says he should suffer until death.
(c) She says he will never be finished expiating his crime.
(d) She says he has paid the price with his castration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Heloise say her happiness will come from now?

2. What did William of Champeaux do at the beginning of Abelard's career?

3. Who does Abelard cite as an example of someone devout in the church?

4. How would you describe Abelard's method of arranging Letter 7?

5. In what way does Heloise say Abelard disregarded custom?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample