WorksheetsHistorical Allusions
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This allusion makes a reference to the Battle at Bunker Hill.
a)
sold down the river
b)
Amelia Earhart
c)
see the whites of their eyes
d)
Benedict Arnold
2.
This allusion references a warning to change behavior or face severe consequences.
a)
read the Riot Act
b)
Annie Oakley
c)
sold down the river
d)
pass the buck
3.
Which allusion tells the story of a pilot?
a)
Annie Oakley
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Muckrakers
d)
Amelia Earhart
4.
Also known as Phoebe Ann Moses, who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Annie Oakley
c)
Queen Victoria
d)
Miss Watson
5.
President Theodore Roosevelt coined this term, which was meant as an insult.
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Watergate
d)
The Jungle
6.
Refers to blaming others for problems.
a)
selling down the river
b)
muckraking
c)
passing the buck
d)
watergating
7.
A political scandal in the 1970's involving President Richard Nixon.
a)
Sold down the river
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Watergate
d)
Read the Riot Act
8.
Upton Sinclair is known as this for writing The Jungle and exposing conditions and practices of the meat-packing industry.
a)
muckraker
b)
sold down the river
c)
pass the buck
d)
see the whites of their eyes
9.
This person was known as a traitor for giving the British a key fort during the American Revolution.
a)
Annie Oakley
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
John Hancock
10.
This explains how house slaves felt when they were sold to plantation owners.
a)
sold down the river
b)
pass the buck
c)
see the whites of their eyes
d)
muckrakers
11.
A prominent supporter of the American Revolution said to have written his name big enough for King George III to read without his reading glasses.
a)
Harry Truman
b)
John Hancock
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Benedict Arnold
12.
Part of an order given to American soldiers during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
a)
pass the buck
b)
give your John Hancock
c)
sold down the river
d)
see the whites of their eyes
13.
Fearing rebellion, King George I passed this in order to ensure any unruly group of twelve or more would disperse or face jail time with hard labor.
a)
the Riot Act
b)
Watergate
c)
pass the buck
d)
see the whites of their eyes
14.
Means to feel betrayed or misled by someone who is trusted.
a)
pass the buck
b)
sold down the river
c)
give your John Hancock
d)
Watergate
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