Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1921

1912

1916

1962
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Comic and bitter

Somber and reflective

Lighthearted and joyous

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

At sunrise

At midnight

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

The speaker

The speaker's baby

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

Romanticism

Dadaism

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

Flossie

Kathleen

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

His dresser

His mirror

His window
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?
Marriage

Ballet

Grief

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

Four

Fourteen

Seven
11 Which ballet is referenced in the title of the poem?
Rite of Spring

Orpheus

Swan Lake

The Nutcracker
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

Clara

The Mouse King

A Russian villager
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"and singing softly to myself:"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"
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?
Sonnet

Villanelle

Free verse

Haiku
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?
Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he loves to dance

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities
18 What is the speaker wearing?
Nothing

A plaid shirt

A jumpsuit

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

Chocolate

Coffee

Candy canes
20 What does the speaker describe himself as at the end of the poem?
A brilliant comedian

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence

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

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
22 What is the genre of the poem?
Pastoral poetry

Victorian poetry

War poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Dancing

Waving his shirt around his head

Breaking his window

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

Relating to moths

Soft or delicate

Wispy
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Elizabeth Lowell

Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson

Tony Hoagland

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