#4. when scott carried out his detailed and evil plan, his pal anthony asked, "what scheme for
overthrowing the world will you think of next, gru.
item being alluded to:
purpose for the allusion:

An allusion is uded to make a reference to a place, thing, person, or idea which contain certain cultural value. If an allusion doesn't make reference to something of cultural relevance nobody would be able to understand it, therefore it won't commit it's purpose.

In this case Anthony points out the evilness of his pal Scott. He makes allusion to Gru, the protagonist of the movie "Despicable Me". Gru is a supervillain who wants to steel the moon and makes an elaborate plan to do it. Gru haves a great time doing evil things through his day, by carring out his detailed and evil plan, Scott resembles a supervillain.

yes the first one is correct .

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease