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Allusions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“Make me your Aphrodite Make me your one and only.” – Katy Perry

a)

Myth

b)

History

c)

Biblical

d)

Literary

e)

None

2.

When her husband wanted to quit his 6 figure salary to become a non-profit counselor, she said, “I don’t think so, Mother Theresa.”

a)

Myth

b)

Biblical

c)

Literary

d)

None

e)

Historical

3.

The multimillionaire wondered, with satisfaction, if he truly had the Midas touch.

a)

Biblical

b)

Myth

c)

Literacy

d)

None

e)

Historical

4.

June wanted to lose a few pounds before prom, but chocolate chip ice cream is her Achilles’ heel.

a)

Biblical

b)

History

c)

None

d)

Myth

e)

Literary

5.

Even though the teacher told Megan if she asked about the new dress code rules, she would be opening a Pandora’s Box, Megan’s curiosity got the best of her and she asked anyway. When everybody screamed at her and began arguing, she realized what the teacher meant.

a)

Myth

b)

Biblical

c)

None

d)

Historical

e)

Literary

6.

If the class could, they would vote him "Most likely to become Johnny Knoxville."

a)

Literary

b)

None

c)

Myth

d)

Biblical

e)

Historical

7.

 Dragging into her classroom early on a Monday morning, Ms. Dubbs felt as if she were heading straight into Alcatraz.

a)

None

b)

Biblical

c)

Myth

d)

History

e)

Literary

8.

The food poisoning last week in the cafeteria set off Hiroshima in my stomach.

a)

Myth

b)

None

c)

Literary

d)

History

e)

Biblical

9.

Okay, so you're Brad Pitt? That don't impress me much.- Shania Twain

a)

Biblical

b)

Literary

c)

None

d)

History

e)

Myth

10.

She turned the other cheek after she was cheated out of a promotion.

a)

Biblical

b)

Literary

c)

Myth

d)

History

e)

None

11.

The team finally faced their giants when they won the state championship.

a)

Biblical

b)

Myth

c)

History

d)

None

e)

Literary

12.

It is raining so hard, I hope it doesn’t rain for 40 days and 40 nights.

a)

Myth

b)

Biblical

c)

Literary

d)

History

e)

None

13.

When the volcano erupted, the nearby forest was swallowed up in dust and ash like Jonah.

a)

Literary

b)

History

c)

Myth

d)

None

e)

Biblical

14.

When the rookie detective thought he had uncovered a new clue, the captain said, “Good job, Sherlock.”

a)

Literary

b)

Biblical

c)

History

d)

Myth

e)

None

15.

To act or not to act, that was Maria's dilemma.

a)

Myth

b)

Biblical

c)

Literary

d)

None

e)

History

16.

“My rep grows like the nose of Pinocchio, Just because I’ve mastered the art of braggadocio.”

-Akrobatik, rapper

a)

History

b)

Myth

c)

Literary

d)

None

e)

Biblical

17.

“See the lights See the party, the ball gowns I see you make your way through the crowd And say hello, little did I know  That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said stay away from Juliet And I was crying on the staircase Begging you please don't go, and I said…” –Taylor Swift

a)

History

b)

None

c)

Biblical

d)

Literary

e)

Myth

18.

If you can't run with the big dogs, don't get off the porch.

a)

None

b)

Myth

c)

History

d)

Literary

e)

Biblical

19.

It’s raining cats and dogs.

a)

None

b)

Myth

c)

History

d)

Literary

e)

Biblical

20.

Greta grabbed a bunch of green grapes from

the gorgeous vineyard.

a)

Biblical

b)

None

c)

History

d)

Literary

e)

Myth