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Mythological Allusions

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  • What does the allusion "Weight of the World" refer to?
    to have good fortune or success
    to play matchmaker
    a long journey or adventure
    bearing great troubles or problems
  • Going on a road trip with your family can be an exciting odyssey, with many interesting places to explore. Odyssey means...
    a long journey or adventure
  • Jeff Bezos has the Midas touch. Midas touch means that Jeff Bezos has....
    good fortune or success
  • What does the allusion "Midas Touch" refer to?
    to have good fortune or success
    to play matchmaker
    giving someone a dirty look
    giant size, strength or achievement
  • What does the allusion "Playing Cupid" refer to?
    a weakness or flaw
    giving someone a dirty look
    to play matchmaker
    giant size, strength, or achievement
  • What does the allusion "Pandora's Box" refer to?
    bearing great troubles or problems
    to have good fortune or success
    something that leads to unexpected trouble
    something that requires great strength
  • Timmy's love for sweets is his Achilles heel. Achilles heel means that sweets are Timmy's...
    weakness
  • What does the allusion "Odyssey" refer to?
    to have good fortune or success
    bearing great troubles or problems
    a long journey or adventure
    something that requires great strength
  • What does the allusion "If looks could kill" refer to?
    to have good fortune or success
    giving someone a dirty look
    to play matchmaker
    a weakness or flaw
  • That is a titanic building! It must have at least 75 stories. Titanic means that the building is...
    of great size
  • What does the allusion "Titanic" refer to?
    a weakness or flaw
    giving someone a dirty look
    something that leads to unexpected trouble
    great size, strength, or achievement
  • What does the allusion "Achilles Heel" refer to?
    giant size, strength, or achievement
    a weakness or flaw
    a long journey or adventure
    to play matchmaker
  • With all these tests and projects, I am carrying the weight of the world. Weight of the world means...
    bearing great troubles or problems
  • When David told a joke in class, he opened Pandora's box. Afterward, everyone was off task. Pandora's box means that the joke...
    led to unexpected troubles
  • What does the allusion "Herculean" refer to?
    a long journey or adventure
    giant size, strength, or achievement
    something that requires great strength
    something that leads to unexpected trouble
  • Suzie gave me a look that could kill when I told her secret. This means she gave me a...
    dirty look
  • Lifting that heavy box was a Herculean task. Lifting the heavy box required...
    great strength
  • Joshua was playing Cupid and tried to set me up on a date! Playing Cupid means that Joshua was...
    playing matchmaker