Where does the phrase 'the Midas touch' come from?

• A myth about a warrior whose heel was the place where he could be hurt
• A myth about a king whose touch turned things to gold
• A myth about soldiers hidden inside a wooden horse offered as a gift

A story says, 'The wolf's kind offer turned out to be a Trojan horse.' What is the writer telling you?

• The offer looked friendly but concealed a trick
• The wolf handed every animal a small wooden toy horse
• The wolf wanted to help and had no hidden plan at all

A character calls cleaning a messy garage 'a Herculean task.' What does the phrase mean?

• The cleaning job requires great effort
• The garage belongs to a person named Hercules
• The cleaning must be divided into exactly twelve jobs

An allusion is a reference to a famous story, myth, or event that adds extra meaning to a sentence.

Rook the robot can lift a bus, run all day and go without sleep. One drop of water makes his gears seize up. What is Rook's Achilles' heel?

• He can lift a bus without needing help from another robot
• He never needs sleep even after running for an entire day
• Water makes his gears seize up

Pirates roll a big barrel of apples up to the fort gate as a present. Two pirates are hiding inside the barrel. Which phrase fits the barrel best?

• A Midas touch
• A Herculean task
• A Trojan horse

In a poem, a hiker calls a mountain climb 'Herculean.' What feeling does that word add?

• It makes the climb sound restful, with little effort needed
• It makes the climb sound difficult and heroic
• It states that the mountain has been officially named after Hercules

In a retelling of Midas's myth, the king touches a cup and it changes into solid gold. Is that change literal or figurative within the story?

• Literal: the cup really becomes gold in that story
• Figurative: the cup stays unchanged and only becomes more expensive
• Literal: this proves that people outside myths can make gold this way

A reporter writes, 'Changing the rule may open Pandora's box.' What attitude towards the change does that phrase suggest?

• Confidence that the change will settle every problem without discussion
• Certainty that someone will open a physical box during the rule change
• Concern about unexpected problems the change could start

A story ends, 'The villagers wheeled the beautiful gift cart through their gate, never guessing it was a Trojan horse.' What does that phrase get you ready for?

• The villagers already know the cart's secret and plan to sell it for money
• Something concealed in the cart will bring trouble
• The cart will be empty, and the villagers will have no further problems