Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1962

1916

1921

1912
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Comic and bitter

Lighthearted and joyous

Somber and reflective

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

At dusk

At midnight

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

The speaker's wife

The speaker's baby

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

Futurism

Imagism

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

Katrina

Kathleen

Cassie
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?
His dresser

His mirror

His window

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

Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

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

Grief

Ballet

Marriage
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Two

Seven

Four

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

Rite of Spring

Orpheus

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

A couplet

An octave

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

Clara

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker
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

Haiku

Free verse

Villanelle
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 jumpsuit

A plaid shirt

Nothing

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

Turkish delight

Coffee

Candy canes
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 the sun is a flame-white disc"

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

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

Victorian poetry

Imagist poetry

War poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Dancing

Breaking his window

Singing

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

Wispy

Soft or delicate

Relating to moths
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Elizabeth Lowell

Tony Hoagland

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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