Allusion Quiz
Authored by Troy Donaldson
English
10th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In Greek mythology, Achilles's mother dips him in a river that protects his body wherever it touches. His heel does not get wet, so it is the one part of his body left unprotected. During the Trojan War, an arrow hits Achilles in the heel and kills him.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Red velvet cupcakes were Stacy's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.7.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
By allowing the baby not to finish eating before leaving the table, the mom opened Pandora’s box and soon was sitting alone at the table.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.7.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I thought the video game I downloaded would be fun to play, but I accidentally installed a Trojan Horse.
Biblical
Mythological
Popular Culture
Historical
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.7.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Identify the story that is alluded to below,
There's no promise of safety with these secondhand wings
But I'm willing to find out what impossible means.
A leap of faith.
Parody of an angel
Miles above the sea
I hear the voice of reason
Screaming up to me
"You flew too high, for now your too close to the sun
Soon your makeshift wings will come undone"
Demeter
Daedalus
Pandora
Judas
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I went on an ______________ to India and saw many interesting places.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.1E
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is a Herculean task?
Something you must do
Something very difficult to do
Something you don't feel like doing
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
look of Medusa
a. great courage
b. a look that causes someone to freeze like a stone statue
c. stressful situation
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.9
CCSS.RL.4.9
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