Greek Allusions

Speaking in front of a large crowd is my _____________.

• Midas touch
• Herculean
• chronology
• Achilles' heel

Swimming for four hours this afternoon and not giving up took a ______________ effort. 

• atlas
• Herculean
• Pandora's box
• martial

When I create a timeline of historical events, I am putting the events in ___________ order. 

• mercurial
• narcissistic
• venerate
• chronological

Joe is an innovator who has the _____________ when it comes to creating inventions that work and make money. 

• Pandora's box
• Midas touch
• panic
• odyssey

When I did not follow the traveler's advisory to not walk alone after dark, it was like opening up ________________.

• Midas touch
• typhoon
• hypnosis
• Pandora's box

I went on an ______________ to India and saw many interesting places. 

• cereal
• odyssey
• typhoon
• fortune

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

• his wife was his Achille's heel

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

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

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

What is the allusion in the following lines of music:

"I'm full strength like a Cyclops's eye drops,

I got full support like high-tops." - Ugly Duckling

• Strength

• Cyclops

• High-tops

• Eye drops

When we refer to this, we are referring to a person's weakness or the place where they are vulnerable

• Achilles' Heel

• Bedlam

• Catch-22

• Crocodile Tears

In Greek mythology, a mythical bird called the phoenix lives for hundreds of years before bursting into flames at its death. However, it soon rises from its own ashes and is reborn.

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

Fans debated whether their team would rise from the ashes.

• To come back after destruction or defeat

• To surprise an opponent

• To think optimistically