Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1916

1921

1962

1912
2 What is the tone of the poem?

Comic and bitter

Angry and satirical

Lighthearted and joyous

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's wife

The speaker's nanny

The speaker

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

Futurism

Dadaism

Imagism

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

Flossie

Cassie

Katrina

Kathleen
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?

His dresser

His window

His nightstand

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

Debussy

Stravinsky

Britten

Tchaikovsky
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Ballet

Self-reflection

Marriage

Grief
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Seven

Four

Fourteen

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

Orpheus

Rite of Spring

Swan Lake

The Nutcracker
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?

An octave

A sestet

A couplet

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

A Russian villager

Clara

The Nutcracker

The Mouse King
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"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?

Haiku

Sonnet

Free verse

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

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he loves to dance
18 What is the speaker wearing?

A jumpsuit

A plaid shirt

Nothing

A tuxedo
19 What sweets do the Russians bring with them in The Nutcracker?

Candy canes

Chocolate

Turkish delight

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

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence

A witty conversationalist

A brilliant comedian
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself"
22 What is the genre of the poem?

Pastoral poetry

War poetry

Imagist poetry

Victorian poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?

Waving his shirt around his head

Dancing

Breaking his window

Singing
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?

Soft or delicate

Wispy

Relating to moths

Harsh
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?

Elizabeth Lowell

Tony Hoagland

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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