Allusions Review (2)

Question 1

"Going thru the eye of the needle" refers to...

Accepted Answer

Getting into the "kingdom of Heaven", Accomplishing something really hard, All of the Above, The very small, narrow entrance into Jerusalem

Question 2

A Pyrrhic Victory alludes to...

Accepted Answer

King Pyrrhus defeating the Romans but losing many of his men

Question 3

In Greek Mythology, what did Narcissus love more than anything else?

Accepted Answer

Himself

Question 4

Freudian slip is an allusion to...

Accepted Answer

The famous psychologist Sigmund Freud

Question 5

Nowadays, a "Pandora's Box" is...

Accepted Answer

Any source of great and unexpected trouble

Question 6

Draconian means...

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With great severity

Question 7

Today, the term "Casanova" means a _____.

Accepted Answer

Womanizer

Question 8

The allusion "Eden" refers to...

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Somewhere beautiful and perfect, The Garden of Eden in the Bible

Question 9

_____ was a type of horse you could rent out for pulling carts or trotting.

Accepted Answer

Hackneyed

Question 10

Filthy lucre is a ______ allusion to _______ money.

Accepted Answer

Biblical, dirty

Question 11

_____ vs. ____ refers to a situation when a small person defeats a large person (or problem)

Accepted Answer

David vs. Goliath

Question 12

The term Chauvinism comes from...

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A French soldier who had a small-minded devotion to Napoleon

Question 13

"Protean" means...

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All of the Above, Taking many forms, To be like Proteus, Versatile

Question 14

The Trojan Horse is from the story...

Accepted Answer

of the Trojan War when the Greeks entered the city of Troy

Question 15

Acting like Pollyanna means you are...

Accepted Answer

Overly happy and optimistic

Question 16

The Watergate Scandal was with President _______ in the 1970's.

Accepted Answer

Nixon

Question 17

Someone's "Waterloo" is their...

Accepted Answer

Point of defeat

Question 18

The Good Samaritan was...

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A Samaritan who helped a Jew who had been robbed, All of the Above, A story telling people how to be kind to each other, A parable told by Jesus

Question 19

"Fiddling while Rome burns" refers to a leader that is...

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Ineffectual and Ignorant

Question 20

Protean is an allusion to what?

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A Greek God who could change himself into anything he wanted

Question 21

The Italian adventurer who was known for having many affairs was ______.

Accepted Answer

Casanova

Question 22

What does McCarthyism mean now?

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Acting like Senator McCarthy did, All of the Above, Going after someone with very little evidence, Very similar to a witch hunt

Question 23

The term "Big Brother" is from what George Orwell novel?

Accepted Answer

1984

Question 24

What does the term Watergate mean nowadays?

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A big scandal

Question 25

Stockholm Syndrome is when hostages develop a ...

Accepted Answer

Psychological alliance to their captors

Question 26

The term "Stockholm Syndrome" came from...

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A bank robbery in the 1970's in Stockholm, Sweden

Question 27

Mnemonics are...

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Memorization devices, Any learning technique that aids in information retention, Both of the Above

Question 28

A victory that is offset by staggering losses is a ...

Accepted Answer

Pyrrhic Victory

Question 29

What is the definition of a Catch-22?

Accepted Answer

A situation you can't escape from b/c of contradicting rules

Question 30

What does Pollyanna refer to?

Accepted Answer

A best-selling children's book

Question 31

Catch-22 was a _______ by _______.

Accepted Answer

Novel, Joseph Heller

Question 32

To "cross the Rubicon" means...

Accepted Answer

You've passed the point of no return

Question 33

Today, a Trojan Horse is...

Accepted Answer

Some kind of trick involving misdirection

Question 34

What happened during the Waterloo battle?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon was finally defeated

Question 35

A nowadays "Job" is someone who...

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Has struggled throughout their life

Question 36

What does the term "Big Brother" mean today?

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Someone who is oppressing or restricting your freedoms

Question 37

This term means lacking in significance due to overuse.

Accepted Answer

Hackneyed

Question 38

The definition of a Freudian slip is...

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Unintentional error that reveals subconscious feelings

Question 39

The allusion "fiddling while Rome burns" comes from...

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Nero, the emperor, literally fiddling while the city burned

Question 40

To be chauvinistic is...

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To be sexist, To have an attitude of superiority towards the opposite sex

Question 41

Narcissim is ...

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Fixating on yourself rather than other, All of the Above, Being overly concerned with how overs view you, Being obsessed with yourself

Question 42

The ______ river was where Caesar entered Italy with an army even though it was illegal.

Accepted Answer

Rubicon

Question 43

Someone who dislikes something that most people love is a ________.

Accepted Answer

Scrooge

Question 44

The term "Scrooge" comes from the ______ by _______.

Accepted Answer

Novel, Charles Dickens

Question 45

Draconian comes from a very harsh law scribe in ___________.

Accepted Answer

Greek Mythology

Question 46

To "throw the baby out with the bath water" is to...

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Get rid of something good with the bad

Question 47

The story of Job is in _______ and he ________.

Accepted Answer

The Bible, Loses everything

Question 48

The name mnemonics comes from...

Accepted Answer

The Greek Goddess of Memory

Question 49

Pandora's Box is an artifact from...

Accepted Answer

Greek Mythology

Question 50

A ruthless campaign that was held against alleged Communists in the 1950's was...

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism

Allusions Review (2)

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Allusions Review (2)

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