Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1921

1916

1912

1962
2 What is the tone of the poem?

Lighthearted and joyous

Somber and reflective

Comic and bitter

Angry and satirical
3 When does the poem take place?

At sunset

At midnight

At sunrise

At dusk
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?

Imagism

Dadaism

Romanticism

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

Katrina

Flossie

Cassie

Kathleen
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?

His mirror

His dresser

His window

His nightstand
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?

Ballet

Marriage

Grief

Self-reflection
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Two

Four

Seven

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

Orpheus

Rite of Spring

The Nutcracker

Swan Lake
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?

A monostitch

A sestet

An octave

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

The Nutcracker

The Mouse King

A Russian villager

Clara
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 marina

A cabin in the woods

A doctor's office

A suburban house
16 What is the form of the poem?

Villanelle

Haiku

Free verse

Sonnet
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 loves to dance

Because he just came into a large fortune
18 What is the speaker wearing?

A plaid shirt

Nothing

A tuxedo

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

Turkish delight

Candy canes

Coffee

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

A jovial intelligence

A witty conversationalist

A happy genius

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

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself"

"before my mirror"

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

War poetry

Imagist poetry

Pastoral poetry

Victorian poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?

Breaking his window

Dancing

Singing

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

Soft or delicate

Relating to moths

Wispy

Harsh
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?

Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Lowell

Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

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