WorksheetsBiblical Allusions QUIZ
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Alpha and Omega
a)
the price of betrayal
b)
the first and the last, from beginning to end, the whole nine yards.
c)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
d)
an illuminating discovery
2.
As I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
a)
Even through the hardest times, one shouldn’t be afraid because God is with them.
b)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
c)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering.
d)
The Price of Betrayal
3.
David and Goliath
a)
an underdog opposing and defeating a giant
b)
a very difficult task
c)
The object of an extended or difficult quest.
d)
Something so precious that one would devote everything to or give up everything for it.
4.
Eden
a)
Something so precious that one would devote everything to or give up everything for it.
b)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering.
c)
paradise; an unspoiled idyllic, peaceful place
d)
The object of an extended or difficult quest.
5.
Epiphany
a)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering.
b)
a very difficult task
c)
the first and the last, from beginning to end, the whole nine yards.
d)
an illuminating discovery
6.
Eye of the Needle
a)
illuminating discovery
b)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering
c)
a very difficult task
d)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
7.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
a)
war, famine, pestilence (disease), death
b)
the point at which a dramatic change in viewpoint occurs, owing to some miraculous intervention
c)
an omen of one’s unpleasant fate.
d)
a stigma; the distinguishing mark or brand of a criminal or outcast
8.
Golgatha
(Place of the Skull)
(Place of the Skull)
a)
a stigma; the distinguishing mark or brand of a criminal or outcast
b)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering.
c)
the price of betrayal
d)
an omen of one’s unpleasant fate.
9.
Good Samaritan
a)
you should feel responsibility for the well-being of your fellow man
b)
an underdog opposing and defeating a giant
c)
somebody with a seemingly infinite store of patience
d)
one who selflessly assists another, especially a stranger in trouble.
10.
Holy Grail
a)
paradise; an unspoiled idyllic, peaceful place
b)
The object of an extended or difficult quest.
c)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering.
d)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
11.
Jonah
[and the Whale]
[and the Whale]
a)
one who brings bad luck
b)
ne who selflessly assists another, especially a stranger in trouble.
c)
an underdog opposing and defeating a giant
d)
a reminder not to choose a worldly life, and never to look back.
12.
Lot’s Wife
a)
one who brings bad luck
b)
somebody with a seemingly infinite store of patience
c)
one who selflessly assists another, especially a stranger in trouble.
d)
a reminder not to choose a worldly life, and never to look back.
13.
Mark of Cain
a)
you should feel responsibility for the well-being of your fellow man
b)
a stigma; the distinguishing mark or brand of a criminal or outcast
c)
the first and the last, from beginning to end
d)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
14.
Raising Cain
a)
a chicken restaurant
b)
paradise
c)
to cause trouble or create a ruckus
d)
the beginning and the end
15.
My Brother's Keeper
a)
a wasteful son who disappoints his father, but is welcomed home with open arms and forgiven.
b)
Something so precious that one would devote everything to or give up everything for it.
c)
you should feel responsibility for the well-being of your fellow man
d)
one who selflessly assists another, especially a stranger in trouble.
16.
Original Sin
a)
humankind is inherently corrupt
b)
an illuminating discovery
c)
a very difficult task
d)
a stigma; the distinguishing mark or brand of a criminal or outcast
17.
Patience of Job
a)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering.
b)
a reminder not to choose a worldly life, and never to look back.
c)
Something so precious that one would devote everything to or give up everything for it.
d)
somebody with a seemingly infinite store of patience
18.
Pearl of Great Price
a)
The object of an extended or difficult quest.
b)
Something so precious that one would devote everything to or give up everything for it.
c)
The object of an extended or difficult quest.
d)
the price of betrayal
19.
Pillar of Fire
a)
an omen of one’s unpleasant fate.
b)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
c)
a stigma; the distinguishing mark or brand of a criminal or outcast
d)
an illuminating discovery
20.
Prodigal Son
a)
you should feel responsibility for the well-being of your fellow man
b)
an underdog opposing and defeating a giant
c)
a wasteful son who disappoints his father, but is welcomed home with open arms and forgiven.
d)
somebody with a seemingly infinite store of patience
21.
Road to Damascus
a)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
b)
an experience or a place of intense mental suffering
c)
paradise; an unspoiled idyllic, peaceful place
d)
the point at which a dramatic change in viewpoint occurs, owing to some miraculous intervention
22.
The handwriting on the wall
a)
an inspired sign which clearly shows the way
b)
humankind is inherently corrupt
c)
an omen of one’s unpleasant fate.
d)
a very difficult task
23.
30 Pieces of Silver/Judas
a)
Even through the hardest times, one shouldn’t be afraid because God is with them.
b)
the price of betrayal
c)
a stigma; the distinguishing mark or brand of a criminal
d)
the point at which a dramatic change in viewpoint occurs
24.
What is the origin of all of these allusions?
a)
Mythology
b)
Bible
c)
Old English
d)
Pop Culture
25.
What is an allusion?
a)
a colorful extension to the English language, drawing on our collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and the Bible to provide us with a literary shorthand for describing people, places, and events.
b)
to avoid
c)
A magic trick
d)
a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses
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