Le Morte D'Arthur
Hamlet
Paradise Lost
Grammar/Writing
Persuasive Writing
100

This knight was one of King Arthur's closest and most trusted warriors, despite his penchant for the King's wife.

Who is Sir Launcelot du Lake?
100

Hamlet Sr., who appears in this play as a ghost, was originally the ruler of this European nation.

What is Denmark?

100

Satan's initial rebellion against God did not start with the war in Heaven, but with the spontaneous creation of this serpentine character.

Who is Sin?

100

This punctuation,not just a period, should be used in the following blank space:

"I went to Walmart last night ___ it was awful."

What is a semicolon?

100

This approach can be used to persuade by convincing the audience you are credible--or better yet, citing someone else who is.

What is Ethos?

200

When a new king takes over, or when a knight is beaten in jousting, they swear this to indicate their loyalty.

What is fealty? 

200

Hamlet's tragic flaw, his inability to act, eventually leads him to commit a rash act, killing this character through a curtain.

Who is Polonius?

200

Milton's chose the format of an Epic Poem for his novel to mimic the styles of Greek and Roman writers, but wrote the poem in this Elizabethan meter.

What is blank verse?

200

This punctuation,not just a period, should be used in the following blank space:

"Here is the plan ___ let's go get tacos!"

What is a colon?

200

This argument fallacy is best demonstrated by the following clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OVeFtdY7_I

What is a slippery slope?

300

As a punishment for his crimes, Launcelot was sent into a coma for this amount of time.

What is 24 days?

300

The armies of Norway advance ominously during the course of this play, led by this precocious and bloodthirsty nephew to Old Norway.

Who is Prince Fortinbras?

300

Popularized by John Calvin, this concept that God had planned and outlined the world in inescapable paths, including the fates of humans.

What is predestination?

300

This piece of punctuation has no defined usage. Instead, it can replace other forms of punctuation like commas, semicolons, colons, and even paranthesis.

What is an em dash?

300

The following statement demonstrates these two fallacies:

"Look, Bill, that guy is wrong about the files. I mean, how can you trust him when he is such a liar? You can either fire him now, or we will all lose our jobs."

What are the false dichotomy fallacy and the Ad Hominem fallacy?

400

This knight, the illegitimate son of King Arthur, was almost murdered during, but instead survived and ended up impaling himself in order to kill his father.

Who is Sir Modred?

400

Hamlet soliloquizes about this topic after being confronted with the truth of his mother's infidelity, with the play's most famous lines: "To be, or not to be..."

What is suicide?

400

Of all the sins committed by Adam, Eve, and Satan, this is the most prevalent in each of their demises.

What is pride?

400

In APA formatting, this directly follows the author's first initial.

What is the year of publication?

400

The following statement demonstrates these two fallacies:

"I saw the papers on his desk, and he is planning to fire Tom; he must be ready to fire our whole department! You need to believe me--I have never led you wrong before."

What are the hasty generalization and appeal to authority fallacies?

500

The natives peoples of the British Isles were slowly converted to Christianity when missionaries came across the English Channel, resulting in a mixed faith that included Biblical morals and this mysterious religion of fairies and trolls.

What is druidism?

500

Shakespeare's meta-commentary on the state of theater and hypocrisy of the ruling class is best demonstrated by this famous scene from Hamlet.

What is the play within a play (The Murder of Gonzago)?

500

God created Adam and Eve in his own image to mimic these two principles of his own, respectively.

What are justice and mercy?

500

This section of writing in an essay should explain how a claim and evidence are connected together, not simply place evidence in context or restate a quote.

What is the analysis?

500

This series of three terms defines the logical order of a syllogism.

What are the major premise, minor premise, and conclusion?