The Art of the Essay
Great Book Themes
Biblical Allusions
Authors
Catechism
Miscellany
100

The beginning of a persuasive essay to interest the reader

What is the Exordium?

100

Be prepared to flee or stand against temptation.

What is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

100

This book referred to God as the "High Architect"

What is the Inferno?

100

This author put his enemies in a place of torment

Who is Dante?
100

"...he shall come to judge the ______ and the _____."

What is "quick" and "dead"?

100

This is where you put your list of sources

What is a Works Cited page?

200

An essay that examines how two things are alike or different

What is a comparison/contrast essay?

200

Everyone sins in their youth.

What is Augustine's Confessions?

200

He said, "The Cross of Christ me speed!"

Who was Sir Gawain?

200

He wrote of the sufferings of generations of Christians

Who is John Foxe?

200

"I loved my own ____."

What is "undoing"?

200

Dante's Inferno had this many circles

What is nine?

300

The 3 body paragraphs that support the thesis

What are the Proofs?

300

Call your friends to help you fight a battle.

What is Beowulf?

300
He referred to Moses as a prince

Who was Machiavelli?

300

This author stole pears in his youth

Who is Augustine?

300

"But we in it shall be remembered --

We few, we happy few, we _____ ____ _____"

What is "band of brothers"?

300

BONUS!!

The initials in ANI chart stand for this

What are Affirmative, Negative and Interesting?

400

In this type of essay, you have permission to use the first person "I"

What is the narrative essay?

400

BONUS!!

True happiness lies in your knowledge of God, not in circumstances.

What is Consolation of Philosophy?

400

The Creeds were meant to correct heresy that challenged this

What is Jesus as being both son of God and God? (Other ideas corrected by the Creeds are acceptable)

400

Infamous for his advice to rulers

Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?

400

"...we ask not liberty, but the power of _________"

What is "perseverance"?
400

He wrote, "Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more!"

Who is Shakespeare?

500

BONUS!!

The section that explains to whom it matters and why

What is the Amplification?

500

Good leaders know their authority comes from God, and they must not abuse it.

What is King Henry V?

500

This book referred to God as "Wyrd"

What is Beowulf?

500

BONUS!! The author of the old English poem about Grendel and the Geats

Who is Anonymous?

500

"Justice cause my high _____ to move"

What is "architect"?
500

The early church developed creeds to prevent this

What is heresy?

600
The section that explains the background situations and actions that are relevant to the issue

What is the Narratio?

600

Do whatever it takes to acquire and maintain power.

What is The Prince?

600

He was really seeking God when he said, "I was looking for something to love, for I was in love with loving"

Who was Augustine?

600

A vision taught him how to endure injustice

Who is Boethius?

600

BONUS!!

"Choose, dear Beowulf, the better part, 

_____  _____."

What is "eternal rewards"?

600

Sir Gawain promised to meet the Green Knight before this day

What is New Year's Eve?

700

The section that contains the counter-thesis and counter-proofs

What is the Refutation?

700

Punishment for the wicked is just.

What is The Inferno?

700

BONUS!! 

Lady Philosophy said God is to be found in this

What is goodness?

700

This author wrote of a knight's beheading

Who is Anonymous?

700

"For even so Adam by one on earth was ______."

What is "beguiled"?

700

BONUS!!

In Beowulf, the type of poetic, compound wording used instead of the usual name for a person or thing

What is a kenning?

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