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- 1. Multiple Choice
Allusion is defined as______Two lines working as a unitA reference to a famous person, place, or eventA form of wordplay with similar sounding soundsWords that involve one of the five senses - 2. Multiple Choice
In the story A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, a penny-pinching and bitter Ebenezer Scrooge values money more than people.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Our neighbor has a reputation for being a Scrooge, so we don't even stop at his door any more when we're fundraising.
generous
kind
stingy
jealous
- 3. Multiple Choice
In one of Aesop's fables, four animals go hunting under the assumption that they will split their prize equally, but the lion, the most powerful animal, takes more than the other members of the group.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
My older brother takes the lion's share of the space in our bedroom.
an equal amount
a tiny bit
an even split
the largest portion
- 4. Multiple Choice
George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 focuses on a totalitarian society in which the citizens are frequently reminded that their leader, Big Brother, is always watching.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
The headline read: "Smart Phones Becoming Big Brother."
a benevolent government that takes care of its people
a democratic society with laws protecting privacy
a ruler that allows freedom of speech
a threatening power that monitors all aspects of people's lives
- 5. Multiple Choice
The comic book superhero Spider-Man possesses a spidey sense that warns him of impending trouble.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Luther picked up his pace on the trail as his spidey sense began to tingle.
sense of smell
sense of danger
sense of wonder
sense of pride
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is this meme an allusion to?
The 1950's
Friday
Felicia Day
my cousin Felicia
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which President was Martin Luther King Jr. alluding to in his speech, "I Have a Dream", with the following lines: "Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation."?
George Bush
Barack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the allusion of The Three Stooges mean?Three people can make better decisions than oneyou are acting silly or ridiculousyou can't understand what others are sayingAll of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich 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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceBruno Mars- That's what I Like
"Everything 24 karats
Take a look in that mirror
Now tell me who's the fairest
Is it you? (is it you?) Is it me? (is it me?)"
what is the term for the phrase in red text?Allusionsimilemetaphorhyperbole - 11. Multiple Choice
Kendrick Lamar- DNA
"I just win again, then win again like Wimbledon, I serve
Yeah, that's him again, the sound that engine in is like a bird"
what is the term for the text in red-
personification
simile
allusion
hyperbole
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