Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1962

1912

1916

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Lighthearted and joyous

Comic and bitter

Angry and satirical

Somber and reflective
3 When does the poem take place?
At sunset

At sunrise

At dusk

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

The speaker's baby

The speaker

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

Romanticism

Imagism

Dadaism
6 What is the nanny's name in the poem?
Kathleen

Cassie

Katrina

Flossie
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?
Britten

Debussy

Tchaikovsky

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

Grief

Marriage

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Two

Fourteen

Seven

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?
A sestet

A couplet

An octave

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

A Russian villager

The Mouse King

Clara
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"waving my shirt round my head"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself:"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A cabin in the woods

A marina

A suburban house

A doctor's office
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 is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he loves to dance

Because he just came into a large fortune
18 What is the speaker wearing?
A tuxedo

Nothing

A jumpsuit

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

Coffee

Chocolate

Turkish delight
20 What does the speaker describe himself as at the end of the poem?
A jovial intelligence

A brilliant comedian

A happy genius

A witty conversationalist
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself"

"before my mirror"

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

Victorian poetry

Pastoral poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Singing

Breaking his window

Dancing

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

Soft or delicate

Relating to moths

Harsh
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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