New Allusions

Question 0

leviathan

Answer 0

sea monster. anything huge and monstrous

Question 1

last hurrah

Answer 1

O’Connor story on James Curley, a former Boston mayor. Last speech or function of a prominent person before end of the career.

Question 2

lillputian

Answer 2

tiny people that worked together to subdue giants. anything very tiny that can control something larger than intself

Question 3

machiavellian

Answer 3

people were evil and it was necessary to use evil to rule. anyone who is merciless, clever, and unethical to obtain goals

Question 4

man for all season

Answer 4

sent to prison and executed because he refused to except King as head of church. Respected Person who stands up for his ideals under pressure

Question 5

Moby Dick

Answer 5

any monstrous obession

Question 6

munchkin

Answer 6

diinutive lively people. physicall small person

Question 7

noble savage

Answer 7

uncultivated person who is really more worthy and sensible than some of his civilized counterparts

Question 8

Oedipus complex

Answer 8

child’s pwerful erotic attachment to the parent of the opposite sex

Question 9

Orwellian

Answer 9

communism, totalitarianism, and bureaucarcy

Question 10

pilgrim’s progress

Answer 10

any wh overcame all obstacles through faith. anyone who overcomes worldly obstacles

Question 11

platonic love

Answer 11

love based on mental and spiritual closeness

Question 12

promethean

Answer 12

god who defied authority and was punished. independent, defiant of authority, and willing to make ssacrifices for his beliefs

Question 13

pygmalion

Answer 13

sculpted a statue of the ideal woman and fell in love with it. mentor takes on a pupil, remakes the person, then falls in love with the resulting creation

Question 14

queeg

Answer 14

Captain Queeg petty, incompetent person in a leadership position.