WorksheetsMythological Allusions QUIZ
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Achilles' Heel
a)
A prolific source of troubles.
b)
A vulnerable point
c)
A burden or labor that never ends.
d)
An impending potential disaster.
2.
Adonis
a)
A figure in Greek mythology, so handsome that his name is a metaphor for youthful male beauty
b)
Qualities such as rationality, intellect, and a spirit of justice
c)
Characteristics of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
d)
Bold creativity, artistry, and defiance of authority.
3.
Apollonian
a)
Characteristics of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
b)
Bold creativity, artistry, and defiance of authority.
c)
Qualities such as rationality, intellect, and a spirit of justice
d)
A person or thing that makes a dramatic recovery from defeat or adversity.
4.
Cerberus
a)
A conciliatory or persuasive bribe, gift or gesture.
b)
A vulnerable point
c)
A prolific source of troubles.
d)
An impending potential disaster.
5.
Elysian Fields
a)
An irresistible appeal; especially a deceptive and dangerous lure
b)
Qualities such as rationality, intellect, and a spirit of justice
c)
A conciliatory or persuasive bribe, gift or gesture.
d)
The landscape of paradise; an abode of delight, an idyllic place.
6.
Gorgon Medusa
a)
Describes someone who is ugly or frightening-either physically or spiritually.
b)
An extremely beautiful woman who men are willing to fight and die for
c)
An irresistible appeal; especially a deceptive and dangerous lure
d)
A prolific source of troubles.
7.
Herculean
a)
Qualities such as rationality, intellect, and a spirit of justice
b)
A person or thing that makes a dramatic recovery from defeat or adversity.
c)
Characteristics of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
d)
Bold creativity, artistry, and defiance of authority.
8.
Odyssey
a)
A great journey, especially a long and complicated one
b)
A burden or labor that never ends.
c)
An impending potential disaster.
d)
A prolific source of troubles.
9.
Pandora’s Box
a)
A burden or labor that never ends.
b)
An impending potential disaster.
c)
A prolific source of troubles.
d)
The landscape of paradise; an abode of delight, an idyllic place.
10.
Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
a)
An irresistible appeal; especially a deceptive and dangerous lure
b)
Characteristics of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
c)
A person or thing that makes a dramatic recovery from defeat or adversity.
d)
Qualities such as rationality, intellect, and a spirit of justice
11.
Promethean
a)
Bold creativity, artistry, and defiance of authority.
b)
A burden or labor that never ends.
c)
An impending potential disaster.
d)
Characteristics of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
12.
Siren Song
a)
An impending potential disaster.
b)
An irresistible appeal; especially a deceptive and dangerous lure
c)
A vulnerable point
d)
A prolific source of troubles.
13.
Sisyphean
a)
A burden or labor that never ends.
b)
Bold creativity, artistry, and defiance of authority.
c)
An impending potential disaster.
d)
Characteristics of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
14.
Sword of Damocles
a)
An impending potential disaster.
b)
An irresistible appeal; especially a deceptive and dangerous lure
c)
A conciliatory or persuasive bribe, gift or gesture.
d)
A vulnerable point
15.
The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships
a)
A figure in Greek mythology, so handsome that his name is a metaphor for youthful male beauty
b)
Characteristics of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
c)
An extremely beautiful woman who men are willing to fight and die for
d)
An irresistible appeal; especially a deceptive and dangerous lure
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