Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1916

1921

1962
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 dusk

At sunset

At midnight

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

The speaker's nanny

The speaker's baby

The speaker's wife
5 What literary movement was Williams associated with?
Futurism

Imagism

Romanticism

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

Katrina

Cassie

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

His window

His nightstand

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

Britten

Tchaikovsky

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

Ballet

Grief

Marriage
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Four

Two

Fourteen

Seven
11 Which ballet is referenced in the title of the poem?
The Nutcracker

Swan Lake

Orpheus

Rite of Spring
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?
A sestet

An octave

A couplet

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

The Nutcracker

A Russian villager

The Mouse King
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"waving my shirt round my head"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A marina

A doctor's office

A cabin in the woods

A suburban house
16 What is the form of the poem?
Sonnet

Villanelle

Haiku

Free verse
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?
Because he loves to dance

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he enjoys sunrises
18 What is the speaker wearing?
Nothing

A tuxedo

A jumpsuit

A plaid shirt
19 What sweets do the Russians bring with them in The Nutcracker?
Coffee

Candy canes

Chocolate

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

A brilliant comedian

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
"and singing softly to myself"

"Who shall say I am not"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"before my mirror"
22 What is the genre of the poem?
Victorian poetry

Imagist poetry

Pastoral poetry

War poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Dancing

Singing

Waving his shirt around his head

Breaking his window
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?
Harsh

Soft or delicate

Relating to moths

Wispy
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Elizabeth Lowell

Tony Hoagland

Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson

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