The type of essay that requires a person to analyse primary
source documents is called DBQ essay. DBQ essay is also known as Document Based
Question Essay or Data-Based question Essay. This is a type of essay that
requires a person to properly analyse the document in hand as well as based on
knowledge gained. It is an essay that includes answering lots of questions that
come up from the supportive documents provided. Mainly this type of essay is
given during timed history examinations.
