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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abelard say he is correcting with the life of silence?

2. When was Abelard with Peter the Venerable?

3. What provision does Heloise ask Abelard to include in what he makes for her?

4. What was the thing based on that Heloise asked Abelard to give her?

5. How many nuns are needed to run a convent, according to Abelard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Make an annotated map of the places where Abelard and Heloise's story unfolded, including Abelard's late travels. What does the map show us about the story? How did the landscape and geography affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

What does 'love' mean to Abelard and Heloise? How do their letters--and their actions--define it?

Essay Topic 3

Define the role of class status in The Letters of Abelard and Heloise. In what ways does Abelard and Heloise's class status affect their story? How would this story be different if they were poor from the outset?

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