Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1962

1916

1912

1921
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 sunrise

At sunset

At dusk
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?

Dadaism

Imagism

Romanticism

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

Katrina

Kathleen

Flossie

Cassie
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?

His mirror

His nightstand

His dresser

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

Debussy

Stravinsky

Tchaikovsky

Britten
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Grief

Ballet

Marriage

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

Fourteen

Two

Seven

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

Rite of Spring

Swan Lake

The Nutcracker

Orpheus
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?

A Russian villager

The Mouse King

The Nutcracker

Clara
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"
15 What is the setting of the poem?

A doctor's office

A marina

A cabin in the woods

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

Free verse

Villanelle

Haiku

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 just came into a large fortune

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

A plaid shirt

A jumpsuit

A tuxedo

Nothing
19 What sweets do the Russians bring with them in The Nutcracker?

Coffee

Chocolate

Turkish delight

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

A brilliant comedian

A witty conversationalist

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

"before my mirror"

"Who shall say I am not"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

Victorian poetry

Pastoral poetry

Imagist poetry

War poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?

Waving his shirt around his head

Dancing

Breaking his window

Singing
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?

Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson

Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

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