Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1962

1916

1921

1912
2 What is the tone of the poem?

Lighthearted and joyous

Somber and reflective

Angry and satirical

Comic and bitter
3 When does the poem take place?

At sunrise

At dusk

At midnight

At sunset
4 Who is NOT asleep as the poem begins?

The speaker's nanny

The speaker's wife

The speaker's baby

The speaker
5 What literary movement was Williams associated with?

Dadaism

Romanticism

Futurism

Imagism
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 dresser

His nightstand

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

Britten

Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

Debussy
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Self-reflection

Grief

Ballet

Marriage
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Four

Fourteen

Seven

Two
11 Which ballet is referenced in the title of the poem?

Rite of Spring

The Nutcracker

Orpheus

Swan Lake
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?

A couplet

A monostitch

An octave

A sestet
13 What figure is Williams comparing the speaker to with the allusion in the title?

The Mouse King

The Nutcracker

A Russian villager

Clara
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"waving my shirt round my head"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

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

A doctor's office

A cabin in the woods

A suburban house

A marina
16 What is the form of the poem?

Sonnet

Haiku

Free verse

Villanelle
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he loves to dance

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities
18 What is the speaker wearing?

Nothing

A plaid shirt

A jumpsuit

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

Turkish delight

Candy canes

Coffee

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

A brilliant comedian

A witty conversationalist

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself"
22 What is the genre of the poem?

Victorian poetry

Imagist poetry

Pastoral poetry

War poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?

Dancing

Breaking his window

Waving his shirt around his head

Singing
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?

Harsh

Relating to moths

Wispy

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

Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Lowell

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