Peter Abelard's Personal "Misfortunes," as He Describes Them in His

question 82

Multiple Choice

Peter Abelard's personal "misfortunes," as he describes them in his autobiography of 1132,involved

• A)his failure to become king of France.
• B)his expulsion from the University of Paris.
• C)his love affair with Heloise, his student.
• D)the disastrous events of the first Crusade.
• E)the early death of his parents.

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