Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1916

1962

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Angry and satirical

Lighthearted and joyous

Somber and reflective

Comic and bitter
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 baby

The speaker

The speaker's wife

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

Dadaism

Imagism

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

Flossie

Kathleen

Katrina
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?
Tchaikovsky

Debussy

Britten

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

Marriage

Self-reflection

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Fourteen

Four

Seven

Two
11 Which ballet is referenced in the title of the poem?
Swan Lake

Orpheus

The Nutcracker

Rite of Spring
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?
A sestet

An octave

A couplet

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

Clara

A Russian villager

The Mouse King
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 suburban house

A doctor's office

A cabin in the woods

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

Sonnet

Haiku

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 tuxedo

A jumpsuit

A plaid shirt
19 What sweets do the Russians bring with them in The Nutcracker?
Candy canes

Turkish delight

Coffee

Chocolate
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?
"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"before my mirror"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

Victorian poetry

War poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Breaking his window

Singing

Dancing

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

Harsh

Wispy

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

Walt Whitman

Elizabeth Lowell

Tony Hoagland

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