Allusion Quiz

Who was Narcissus

• a man who loved himself and stared at his own reflection
• a man who hated other people and plotted revenge
• a man who fell in love but destroyed the love with jealousy

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

• to be a coward

• to be silly

• to be sinful

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a Herculean task?

• Something you must do

• Something very difficult to do

• Something you don't feel like doing

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A Trojan Horse is...

• A practical joke

• An attack, disguised as a gift

• A terrible illness

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

look of Medusa

• a. great courage

• b. a look that causes someone to freeze like a stone statue

• c. stressful situation

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Swimming for four hours this afternoon and not giving up took a ______________ effort. 

• atlas
• Herculean
• Pandora's box
• martial

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Joe is an innovator who has the _____________ when it comes to creating inventions that work and make money. 

• Pandora's box
• Midas touch
• panic
• odyssey

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I went on an ______________ to India and saw many interesting places. 

• cereal
• odyssey
• typhoon
• fortune

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Read the source of the allusion.

In Greek mythology, the gods send Pandora a box and tell her never to open it. Out of curiosity, Pandora opens it. The box is filled with evils that are let loose into the world.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Buying that beat-up old car was like opening Pandora's box.

• a fun or interesting project

• a source of many problems

• a window into the past

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the source of the allusion.

In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Ruth and my cousin should spend more time together.

• trying to make people fall in love

• sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view

• saying kind and pleasant things about people

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4