Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1921

1912

1962

1916
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Angry and satirical

Lighthearted and joyous

Somber and reflective

Comic and bitter
3 When does the poem take place?
At midnight

At dusk

At sunset

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

The speaker's wife

The speaker

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

Imagism

Romanticism

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

Katrina

Flossie

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

His dresser

His window

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

Britten

Debussy

Tchaikovsky
9 What is the poem's main theme?
Marriage

Ballet

Grief

Self-reflection
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Seven

Four

Fourteen

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

The Nutcracker

Swan Lake

Orpheus
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?
A Russian villager

The Mouse King

The Nutcracker

Clara
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 doctor's office

A marina

A cabin in the woods

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

Villanelle

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

A tuxedo

Nothing
19 What sweets do the Russians bring with them in The Nutcracker?
Coffee

Turkish delight

Chocolate

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

A happy genius

A brilliant comedian

A jovial intelligence
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
"before my mirror"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself"

"Who shall say I am not"
22 What is the genre of the poem?
Imagist poetry

Victorian poetry

War poetry

Pastoral 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?
Soft or delicate

Harsh

Wispy

Relating to moths
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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