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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'allusion'?
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What type of allusion is this?
Mythological
Biblical
Literary
Historical
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Allusion or Not an Allusion?
Allusion
Not an allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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 Bob 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
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
My diet was going well until the new chocolate store went in down the street, chocolate is my Achilles’ heel.
literature/mythology
religious
historical
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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