Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1962

1916

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Angry and satirical

Somber and reflective

Lighthearted and joyous

Comic and bitter
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's nanny

The speaker's baby

The speaker's wife

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

Romanticism

Futurism

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

Katrina

Kathleen

Flossie
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?
Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

Britten

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

Ballet

Grief

Marriage
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Seven

Fourteen

Four

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

Rite of Spring

Swan Lake

Orpheus
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?
A monostitch

An octave

A sestet

A couplet
13 What figure is Williams comparing the speaker to with the allusion in the title?
The Mouse King

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker

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 suburban house

A marina

A cabin in the woods

A doctor's office
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 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 plaid shirt

A tuxedo

A jumpsuit
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 jovial intelligence

A happy genius

A brilliant comedian

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

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"before my mirror"

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

Pastoral poetry

War poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Waving his shirt around his head

Singing

Breaking his window

Dancing
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?
Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

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