Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1916

1962

1921

1912
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 midnight

At sunset

At sunrise

At dusk
4 Who is NOT asleep as the poem begins?
The speaker's baby

The speaker's nanny

The speaker's wife

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

Futurism

Romanticism

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

Katrina

Cassie

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

His mirror

His dresser

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

Britten

Tchaikovsky

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

Grief

Self-reflection

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Four

Fourteen

Two

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

Swan Lake

Rite of Spring

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

A couplet

A sestet

An octave
13 What figure is Williams comparing the speaker to with the allusion in the title?
The Nutcracker

The Mouse King

Clara

A Russian villager
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself:"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A cabin in the woods

A suburban house

A marina

A doctor's office
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 just came into a large fortune

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

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

Coffee

Chocolate

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

A brilliant comedian

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
"Who shall say I am not"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself"

"before my mirror"
22 What is the genre of the poem?
Pastoral poetry

Victorian poetry

Imagist poetry

War poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Singing

Breaking his window

Waving his shirt around his head

Dancing
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?
Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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