Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1921

1962

1916

1912
2 What is the tone of the poem?

Somber and reflective

Comic and bitter

Lighthearted and joyous

Angry and satirical
3 When does the poem take place?

At sunrise

At midnight

At sunset

At dusk
4 Who is NOT asleep as the poem begins?

The speaker's wife

The speaker's nanny

The speaker's baby

The speaker
5 What literary movement was Williams associated with?

Imagism

Dadaism

Futurism

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

Kathleen

Katrina

Flossie

Cassie
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?

His window

His dresser

His nightstand

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

Britten

Debussy

Stravinsky

Tchaikovsky
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Ballet

Marriage

Self-reflection

Grief
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Fourteen

Two

Seven

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

Orpheus

The Nutcracker

Swan Lake

Rite of Spring
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?

The Nutcracker

The Mouse King

Clara

A Russian villager
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"waving my shirt round my head"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
15 What is the setting of the poem?

A marina

A doctor's office

A suburban house

A cabin in the woods
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 loves to dance

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities
18 What is the speaker wearing?

Nothing

A jumpsuit

A plaid shirt

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

Coffee

Turkish delight

Chocolate

Candy canes
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"

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

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

Victorian poetry

War poetry

Pastoral poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?

Waving his shirt around his head

Singing

Breaking his window

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

Soft or delicate

Wispy

Harsh

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

Elizabeth Lowell

Tony Hoagland

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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