Greek Allusions

Speaking in front of a large crowd is my _____________.

• Midas touch

• Herculean

• chronology

• Achilles' heel

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

• atlas

• Herculean

• Pandora's box

• martial

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

• cereal

• odyssey

• typhoon

• fortune

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the source of the allusion. In Greek mythology, sirens are creatures who use magical songs to draw sailors to their island. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? For some actors, the wish to become famous is the siren song that leads them to acting.

• a hidden or secret mission to do something

• something that persuades you to do something

• something you must leave behind to find success

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the source of the allusion. In Greek mythology, the gods send Pandora a box and tell her never to open it. Out of curiosity, Pandora opens it. The box is filled with evils that are let loose into the world. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? Buying that beat-up old car was like opening Pandora's box.

• a fun or interesting project

• a source of many problems

• a window into the past

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If a job is so hard that it is almost impossible to complete, we would allude that we were referring to a ______________________. 

• Pandora's Box

• Narcissus 

• Mida's Touch

• Herculean Task

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4