WorksheetsGreek Mythology Allusions
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is an allusion?
A magic trick!
Stories that often focus on good/evil or explain how things came to be.
A comparison using like or as.
A general truth about human nature.
In Pandora's Box, what feeling was let out of the box last?
Hope
Despair
Disease
Love
What is a myth?
A random story.
A story created to explain something a past culture didn't have a scientific explanation for.
A story that gives advice and tells you how to do something.
There are no such thing as myths.
What did King Midas wish for?
He wished for everything he touched to be turned to gold.
He wish for unlimited wishes.
He wished to become immortal.
He wished to become a god.
What drove Pandora to open the box?
Her husband's pleas to open the box.
She didn't open it! She bumped into it and the lid fell off.
Hercules told her that she should open it.
The curiosity she was gifted by Zeus.
What is a possible theme from King Midas?
Don't be greedy, enjoy what you already have.
You should always ask for more, no matter the price.
Always listen to those around you.
Always try to get more than you need.
What event made King Midas realize his wish was actually a horrible idea?
He picked up a rock and it turned to gold.
He went to pet his dog and it turned to gold.
He walked through the garden and turned all the leaves gold.
At a feast, everything he tried to eat turned to gold and his beloved daughter turned into a statue of gold!
What does it mean to "open Pandora's box?"
Nothing really... you're just opening a box.
It means to invite trouble into your life, or there is a tempting opportunity that could be disastrous.
It means that you are opening a box full of treasures and will soon become rich!
It means that you are bringing good fortune into your life.
To do something that causes new, unexpected problems...
To play cupid
Open Pandora's Box
Carry the weight of the world on your shoulders
Achille's Heel
A person's weakness...
Trojan Horse
Open Pandora's Box
Achille's Heel
Narcissist
Something disguised to look innocent, but is really a harmful trick...
Siren's Song
Trojan's Horse
To Harp
To Play Cupid
When it feels like you have more responsibility than you can handle...
Achille's Heel
Carry the weight of the world on your shoulder
To Harp
Titan
Being good at making money...
Midas Touch
Siren's Song
Medusa
Titan
Requiring great strength or effort to accomplish...
Titanic
To Harp
Medusa
Herculean Task
I've been trying to eat healthier this year, but chips are my _______________.
Achille's heel
echo
Midas touch
titan
My sister is begging my parents for a cell phone, but they are afraid that it will _____________ and she will be on it all the time.
carry the weight of the world on their shoulders
echo
open Pandora's box
Herculean task
Curious woman who opened a box that let bad things in the world:
Perseus
Pandora
Medusa
Echo
Super strong man who was given 12 nearly impossible tasks:
Atlas
Narcissus
Achilles
Hercules
Wished everything he touched would turn to gold:
Perseus
Midas
Hercules
Achilles
Odysseus landed on the island that belonged to which monster?
Medusa
Cyclops
Cerberus
Minotaur
Gorgon comes from a Greek word that means "dreadful." Which person is a Gorgon?
Athena
Medusa
Pandora
Hera
This allusion means that you have taken a long journey filled with unexpected adventures?
Herculean Task
Midas Touch
Trojan Horse
The Odyssey
This monster guards the underworld at the river Styx.
Polyphemus
Cerberus
Minotaur
Gorgon
