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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. What does Abelard say in Letter 5 that he hopes to avoid?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Begging for mercy.
(c) Further punishment.
(d) Devotion.

2. How are things distributed in poverty, according to Abelard?
(a) According to power.
(b) According to need.
(c) According to right.
(d) According to deserving.

3. What does Abelard say Heloise should focus on entirely?
(a) Making things right with her father.
(b) The arrogance of their actions.
(c) The salvation of her soul.
(d) The salvation of his soul.

4. Who else does Heloise say was affected by Abelard's letter?
(a) His abbot.
(b) God.
(c) The nuns.
(d) Her father.

5. What does Abelard say Heloise deserves?
(a) Disdain.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Honor.
(d) Tribute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is weakness taken into account, according to Heloise?

3. What does Heloise ask Abelard in Letter 6?

4. How does Abelard answer Heloise's second letter in Letter 5?

5. What does Heloise say, in Letter 4, she cannot find?

(see the answer key)

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