Narnia
In The Silver Chair, the children are guided by this type of creature.
What is a Marsh-Wiggle?
Wears man's smudge...
and shares man's smell
This was the only apostle who was not martyred.
St. John the Theologian
In Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain gives in to the temptation to keep this article of clothing.
What is the green girdle/belt?
This is the name of Mr. Klein's daughter.
What is "Eliana"?
Where in the world of Narnia can you eat a diamond like a fruit?
What is the land of Bism?
Israel builds their temple to Yahweh
967 BC
These were the two big problems faced by early Christians.
Heresy and persecution
This was the name of Roland's uncle.
Ganelon, or Guene
This is where Mr. Klein went to college.
What is Eastern University (or Oxford, or Boston College)
In Dawn Treader, this is when Eustace became a dragon.
What is "before the book began?"
And was Jerusalem...
builded here, among these dark satanic mills?
In our unit about "The Return of the King," this was the central figure, who restored orthodox Christianity's political power.
Charlemagne
In The Knight's Tale, which character ultimately marries Emily?
Who is Palamon?
This is Mr. Klein's patron saint.
Who is St. Augustine?
This was the name of the princess in "The Horse and His Boy"
Aravis
Greece colonized; democracy begins; city-states begin to emerge
750-508 BC
Pope Gregory VII issued a series of decrees asserting the power of the papacy. This was the name of the document in which we read those decrees today.
Papus Dictae
Beowulf, Dawn Treader, Augustine, and others all follow the same pattern of the ascent "up the mountain." These are the three stages of that ascent.
Praxis, Theoria, Theosis
Name any of Mr. Klein's nieces or nephews. Most correct wins.
Sarah, Peter, Joseph, Martin, Cameron.
This is the very first sentence of "Dawn Trader."
"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."
And though the last...
When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire? Dates within 30 years count.
380 AD, under Theodosius. (Constantine only legalized Christianity)
This is the most famous thing Augustine ever wrote.
What is, "our hearts are restless until they rest in thee?"
This is why Mr. Klein took up carving.
Life is short. The goal is not to live as long as possible; it is to use the time we have as nobly as we can.