Allusions

Quiz

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.8.4, RI.8.4, L.7.5A

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the allusion commonly used for Cinderella?

hard work

hard work and bad treatment

being ignored

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

to be a coward

to be sinful

to be silly

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How is the allusion Adam and Eve commonly used?

committing a sin

being in love
being in love

being lazy

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Allusion is defined as______

Two lines working as a unit

A reference to a famous person, place, or event

A form of wordplay with similar sounding sounds

Words that involve one of the five senses

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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

His wife was his Achilles' heel.

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is true about allusions

Allusions are indirect references that may sometimes be obvious and sometimes obscure

Allusions are written in quotation marks.

Allusions are always stated as a comparison, as in 'He was as strong as Hercules.'

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following lines from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet contains an allusion

Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt’s death

And therefore have I little talked of love

For Venus smiles not in a house of tears

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

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