The Life and Trials of Peter Abelard

What was Peter Abelard's initial career path before he chose to become a scholar?

• A priest

• A farmer

• A knight

• A merchant

How did Peter Abelard distinguish himself in the educational environment of Paris?

• By founding a new school

• By challenging and defeating his professors in debates

• By writing popular books

• By organizing student protests

What was the name of Peter Abelard and Heloise's son?

• Sextant

• Astrolabe

• Galileo

• Orion

Why did Heloise initially oppose marrying Peter Abelard?

• She did not love him

• She wanted to marry someone else

• She feared it would ruin his academic career

• She was already married

What drastic action did Fulbert and his kinsmen take against Peter Abelard?

• They exiled him

• They poisoned him

• They imprisoned him

• They castrated him

After the attack, where did Peter Abelard decide to retire?

• A family estate

• A foreign country

• A monastery

• A secluded island

What was the main accusation against Peter Abelard's theological work on the Trinity?

• Pantheism

• Polytheism

• Tritheism

• Atheism

What did Peter Abelard name his hermitage?

• The Paraclete

• The Haven

• The Sanctuary

• The Refuge

What role did Peter Abelard take on after his theological controversies?

• A hermit

• An abbot

• A cardinal

• A bishop

What was the purpose of Peter Abelard's letter, 'Historia Calamitatum'?

• To criticize the church

• To propose a new philosophical theory

• To defend his theological views

• To recount his life's misfortunes to console a friend