Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

By John Melendez · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed May 08, 2022

1 When was the poem published?

1912

1962

1921

1916
2 What is the tone of the poem?

Angry and satirical

Lighthearted and joyous

Comic and bitter

Somber and reflective
3 When does the poem take place?

At sunrise

At midnight

At dusk

At sunset
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

Dadaism

Futurism
6 What is the nanny's name in the poem?

Cassie

Flossie

Kathleen

Katrina
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?

His window

His mirror

His nightstand

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

Tchaikovsky

Debussy

Stravinsky

Britten
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Grief

Self-reflection

Marriage

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Seven

Two

Four

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

Swan Lake

The Nutcracker

Orpheus

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

A couplet

An octave

A monostitch

A sestet
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?

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"waving my shirt round my head"

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

A doctor's office

A suburban house

A cabin in the woods

A marina
16 What is the form of the poem?

Villanelle

Free verse

Haiku

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

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he loves to dance
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

Turkish delight

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

A happy genius

A brilliant comedian

A witty conversationalist

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

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

Victorian poetry

War poetry

Pastoral poetry

Imagist 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?

Relating to moths

Wispy

Harsh

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

Tony Hoagland

Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Lowell

Walt Whitman

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