Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1962

1921

1916
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Lighthearted and joyous

Comic and bitter

Angry and satirical

Somber and reflective
3 When does the poem take place?
At sunrise

At midnight

At sunset

At dusk
4 Who is NOT asleep as the poem begins?
The speaker

The speaker's wife

The speaker's baby

The speaker's nanny
5 What literary movement was Williams associated with?
Romanticism

Imagism

Futurism

Dadaism
6 What is the nanny's name in the poem?
Kathleen

Flossie

Katrina

Cassie
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?
His mirror

His nightstand

His dresser

His window
8 Which composer wrote the music for the ballet referenced in the poem's title?
Debussy

Britten

Stravinsky

Tchaikovsky
9 What is the poem's main theme?
Self-reflection

Grief

Marriage

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Four

Two

Seven

Fourteen
11 Which ballet is referenced in the title of the poem?
Orpheus

Swan Lake

Rite of Spring

The Nutcracker
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?
A sestet

A couplet

A monostitch

An octave
13 What figure is Williams comparing the speaker to with the allusion in the title?
The Mouse King

Clara

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself:"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A suburban house

A cabin in the woods

A marina

A doctor's office
16 What is the form of the poem?
Free verse

Sonnet

Haiku

Villanelle
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?
Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he loves to dance

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he just came into a large fortune
18 What is the speaker wearing?
A plaid shirt

A jumpsuit

Nothing

A tuxedo
19 What sweets do the Russians bring with them in The Nutcracker?
Turkish delight

Coffee

Candy canes

Chocolate
20 What does the speaker describe himself as at the end of the poem?
A witty conversationalist

A jovial intelligence

A brilliant comedian

A happy genius
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
"Who shall say I am not"

"and singing softly to myself"

"before my mirror"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
22 What is the genre of the poem?
Imagist poetry

Victorian poetry

Pastoral poetry

War poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Waving his shirt around his head

Breaking his window

Singing

Dancing
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?
Wispy

Harsh

Relating to moths

Soft or delicate
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

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