Allusions (Set 1)

Which of the following choices is the correct meaning of this allusion: ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK?

• an absurd, no-win situation

• showing false sympathy

• foreshadowing impending doom

• that which causes one's ultimate downfall

• a burdensome problem

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct meaning of this allusion: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD?

• appearances can be deceiving

• wildly chaotic and noisy

• a burdensome problem

• that which causes one's ultimate downfall

• foreshadowing impending doom

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct meaning of this allusion: BEDLAM?

• appearances can be deceiving

• showing false sympathy

• wildly chaotic and noisy

• that which causes one's ultimate downfall

• an absurd, no-win situation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct meaning of this allusion: CATCH-22?

• a burdensome problem

• wildly chaotic and noisy

• foreshadowing impending doom

• an absurd, no-win situation

• appearances can be deceiving

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct meaning of this allusion: HANDWRITING ON THE WALL?

• showing false sympathy

• foreshadowing impending doom

• that which causes one's ultimate downfall

• a burdensome problem

• wildly chaotic and noisy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct meaning of this allusion: CROCODILE TEARS?

• that which causes one's ultimate downfall

• appearances can be deceiving

• foreshadowing impending doom

• an absurd, no-win situation

• showing false sympathy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct meaning of this allusion: NEMESIS?

• showing false sympathy

• that which causes one's ultimate downfall

• appearances can be deceiving

• a burdensome problem

• foreshadowing impending doom

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct origin of this allusion: ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK?

• St. Mary of Bethlehem mental hospital

• not in my back yard

• Belshazzar from the Book of Daniel

• Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

• a baby dipped in the River Styx to give him immortality

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct origin of this allusion: WATERLOO?

• Greek goddess of vengeance who punished people for excessive pride

• the final battle in the Napoleonic wars

• a baby dipped in the River Styx to give him immortality

• Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

• Belshazzar from the Book of Daniel

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following choices is the correct origin of this allusion: BEDLAM?

• St. Mary of Bethlehem mental hospital

• not in my back yard

• Greek goddess of vengeance who punished people for excessive pride

• the final battle in the Napoleonic wars

• Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4