Allusions Quiz

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

• to be a coward

• to be silly

• to be sinful

• all of the above

How would allusion be defined?

• an implied or indirect reference to something assumed to be known

• words that involve one of the five senses

• a magician's trick that fools your eyes and ears

• a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

How is the allusion Adman and Eve commonly used?

• committing a sin

• being lazy

• being in love

• all of the above

Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

• his wife was his Achille's heel

• he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

• she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

What type of allusion is this?

• Mythological

• Biblical

• Literary

• Historical

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which of these lines contains an allusion?

• And therefore have I little talked of love

• Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death

• For Venus smiles not in a house of tears

• All of the above

Allusion or Not an Allusion?

• Not an allsion

• Allusion

Allusion or Not an allusion?

• Not an Allusion

• Allusion

What is the allusion commonly used for Cinderella?

• loving family

• being very rich

• hard work and bad treatment

• all of the above

In one of Aesop's fables, four animals go hunting thinking that they will split their prize equally, but the lion, the most powerful animal, takes more than the other members of the group.

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

My older brother takes the lion's share of the space in our bedroom.

• an equal amount

• a tiny bit

• an even split

• the largest amount