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Allusion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

a)

to be a coward

b)

to be silly

c)

to be sinful

d)

all of the above

2.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

3.

What is the allusion commonly used for Cinderella?

a)

being ignored

b)

hard work

c)

hard work and bad treatment

d)

all of the above

4.

How is the allusion Adman and Eve commonly used?

a)

committing a sin

b)

being lazy

c)

being in love

d)

all of the above

5.

Which of the following is true about allusions?

a)

allusions are written in quotation marks

b)

allusions are always started as a comparison, as in 'He was as strong as Hercules.'

c)

allusions are indicated references that may sometimes be obvious and sometimes obscure

d)

all of the above

6.

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

a)

his wife was his Achille's heel

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

7.

What type of allusion is this?

a)

Mythological

b)

Biblical

c)

Literary

d)

Historical

8.

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

a)

And therefore have I little talked of love

b)

Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death

c)

For Venus smiles not in a house of tears

d)

All of the above

9.

What is the purpose of this allusion?

a)

A. to provide meaningful connections between texts

b)

B. both A and D

c)

C. to give more insight to the character

d)

D. to engage the reader in an inside joke

10.

Allusion or Not an Allusion?

a)

Allusion

b)

Not an allusion

11.

Allusion or Not an Allusion?

a)

Not an allsion

b)

Allusion

12.

In the story A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, a penny-pinching and bitter Ebenezer Scrooge values money more than people.

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

Our neighbor has a reputation for being a Scrooge, so we don't even stop at his door any more when we're fundraising.

a)

generous

b)

kind

c)

stingy

d)

jealous

13.
Bruno Mars- That's what I Like
"Everything 24 karats
Take a look in that mirror
Now tell me who's the fairest
Is it you? (is it you?) Is it me? (is it me?)"
what is the term for the phrase in red text?
a)
Allusion
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
14.

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

a)

pun

b)

allusion

c)

idiom

d)

metaphor

15.
Joe is an innovator who has the _____________ when it comes to creating inventions that work and make money. 
a)
Pandora's box
b)
Midas touch
c)
panic
d)
odyssey
16.

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 Ruth and my cousin should spend more time together.

a)

trying to make people fall in love

b)

sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view

c)

saying kind and pleasant things about people