Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1962

1916

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Comic and bitter

Somber and reflective

Lighthearted and joyous

Angry and satirical
3 When does the poem take place?
At dusk

At sunrise

At sunset

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

The speaker's wife

The speaker's nanny

The speaker's baby
5 What literary movement was Williams associated with?
Dadaism

Imagism

Futurism

Romanticism
6 What is the nanny's name in the poem?
Katrina

Kathleen

Cassie

Flossie
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?
His window

His mirror

His dresser

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

Debussy

Tchaikovsky

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

Ballet

Marriage

Grief
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Two

Four

Seven

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

Rite of Spring

The Nutcracker

Orpheus
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?
An octave

A couplet

A sestet

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

The Mouse King

The Nutcracker

A Russian villager
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"waving my shirt round my head"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A suburban house

A marina

A cabin in the woods

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

Sonnet

Free verse

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

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he loves to dance
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

Chocolate

Coffee

Candy canes
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"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

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

War poetry

Pastoral poetry

Victorian poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Breaking his window

Dancing

Singing

Waving his shirt around his head
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?
Relating to moths

Wispy

Soft or delicate

Harsh
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

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