Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1921

1916

1962
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Lighthearted and joyous

Angry and satirical

Somber and reflective

Comic and bitter
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 wife

The speaker's nanny

The speaker's baby

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

Dadaism

Imagism

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

Cassie

Katrina

Kathleen
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?
Tchaikovsky

Britten

Stravinsky

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

Marriage

Ballet

Grief
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Seven

Fourteen

Two

Four
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?
An octave

A sestet

A monostitch

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

The Mouse King

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"and singing softly to myself:"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A doctor's office

A cabin in the woods

A suburban house

A marina
16 What is the form of the poem?
Free verse

Sonnet

Villanelle

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

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he loves to dance
18 What is the speaker wearing?
A jumpsuit

Nothing

A plaid shirt

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

Chocolate

Candy canes

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

A happy genius

A witty conversationalist

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

"before my mirror"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

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

Pastoral poetry

War 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

Wispy

Harsh

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

Walt Whitman

Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

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