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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. What does Heloise say was her and Abelard's sin?
(a) Fornication.
(b) Sacrilege.
(c) Disobedience.
(d) Apostasy.

2. What does Abelard remind Heloise he did when she was pregnant?
(a) Disguise her as a nun.
(b) Send her away for her confinement.
(c) Hide her from her parents.
(d) Marry in secret.

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

4. What does Heloise say will prevent her from praying for Abelard?
(a) Distress.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Lust.
(d) Irreligious sentiments.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Abelard return in his third letter to Heloise?

2. What does Heloise ask Abelard to think about?

3. What does Abelard say he wants as an outcome of others' prayers?

4. Where does Abelard ask Heloise to take his body if he dies?

5. What does Abelard make sure to say was NOT the case for his action?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Heloise's response to Peter the Venerable?

2. What occasioned Heloise's letter to Abelard?

3. What are the three parts of Abelard's rule?

4. In Letter 4, why does Heloise say she is disappointed with Abelard's response?

5. What does Heloise say about the men who call her chaste?

6. Where did Abelard go after he went to St. Denis?

7. What does Heloise say are her feelings toward God?

8. What happened after Abelard asked for a public transfer to the abbey from which he wrote the current letter?

9. What does Heloise ask at the end of Letter 6?

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

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