Chapter 70. Quiz for Individuals in Society

Correct. The answer is c. Hildegard, the tenth child of a lesser noble family, was turned over to the care of an abbey in the Rhineland when she was eight years old.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Hildegard, the tenth child of a lesser noble family, was turned over to the care of an abbey in the Rhineland when she was eight years old.

Correct. The answer is b. Hildegard experienced her first mystical visions as a child, but she told few people about them.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Hildegard experienced her first mystical visions as a child, but she told few people about them.

Correct. The answer is d. When her mystical visions started to become more dramatic, Hildegard wrote to Bernard of Clairvaux because she wanted the church to approve of her visions.

Incorrect. The answer is d. When her mystical visions started to become more dramatic, Hildegard wrote to Bernard of Clairvaux because she wanted the church to approve of her visions.

Correct. The answer is a. In addition to writing several works on mysticism, Hildegard wrote about the curative properties of natural elements in works like Physica (On the Physical Elements) and Causa et Curae (Causes and Cures).

Incorrect. The answer is a. In addition to writing several works on mysticism, Hildegard wrote about the curative properties of natural elements in works like Physica (On the Physical Elements) and Causa et Curae (Causes and Cures).

Correct. The answer is d. Neurologists hypothesize that her visions may have been caused by migraine headaches, as she reported many of the same phenomena that migraine sufferers do; however, the interpretations that she developed came from her theological insight and learning.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Neurologists hypothesize that her visions may have been caused by migraine headaches, as she reported many of the same phenomena that migraine sufferers do; however, the interpretations that she developed came from her theological insight and learning.