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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Heloise pretend in her first letter to Abelard?
(a) She pretends not to make a demand.
(b) She pretends to be happy where she is.
(c) She pretends to be miserable over Abelard's plight.
(d) She pretends to be optimistic about seeing Abelard again.

2. What does Abelard admit to in Letter 3?
(a) Feeling freed of her.
(b) Avoiding contact with her.
(c) Owing her a great debt.
(d) Disappointing her.

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

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

5. In Letter 4, what does Heloise beg Abelard to do?
(a) Rescue her from the convent.
(b) Tell her about his situation in detail.
(c) Spare her further grief.
(d) Come to see her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Letter 5, what does Abelard ask Heloise to stop in the future?

2. What aspects of his personality does Abelard attribute to his native region?

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

4. What condition did Abelard impose on his marriage with Heloise?

5. What does Abelard ask Heloise to consider?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things does Heloise ask Abelard in Letter 6?

2. What occasioned Heloise's letter to Abelard?

3. How did Abelard seduce Heloise?

4. What does Heloise ask Abelard at the end of Letter 2?

5. What does Heloise say about virtue?

6. What caused the author of Letter 9to write the letter?

7. What does Abelard ask Heloise to stop doing in the future?

8. What does Peter the Venerable send to Heloise in the final letter?

9. What is Abelard's advice with regard to scripture?

10. In Letter 2, what does Heloise say her motive for writing was?

(see the answer keys)

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