Allusion Quiz Pt. 1
Authored by Ryleigh Watson
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does the allusion "Handwriting on the Wall" originate?
Lamentations from the Bible
1 Chronicles from the Bible
Ezekiel from the Bible
Daniel from the Bible
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an allusion?
A trick of the eye
A comparison to something using like or as
an implied or indirect reference to a famous person, event, thing, or text
a direct reference to a famous person, event, thing, or text.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following allusions relates to "Someone overly idealistic to the point of having impossible dreams"
Pollyanna
Absolom
Daniel
Don Quixote
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following allusions relates to "A place of reputed wealth"
El Dorado
Shangri La
Iridescent
The Battle of Bull Run
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which allusion most closely relates with the word "weakness"
Stonewall
Achilles Heel
Tantalize
Svengali
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Italian Adventurer, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova De Seingalt had the reputation of being what?
An adventurer
A womanizer
A cartographer
Handsome
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which allusion is being described "A person characterized by impermissible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything, a foolishly or blindly optimistic person"
Pollyanna
Don Quixote
Absolom
Casanova
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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