Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1962

1916

1912

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?

Comic and bitter

Somber and reflective

Lighthearted and joyous

Angry and satirical
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

The speaker's baby

The speaker's nanny

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

Futurism

Dadaism

Imagism

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

Kathleen

Cassie

Flossie

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?

Debussy

Britten

Stravinsky

Tchaikovsky
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Ballet

Grief

Self-reflection

Marriage
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Fourteen

Four

Seven

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

Rite of Spring

Orpheus

Swan Lake

The Nutcracker
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?

A monostitch

An octave

A sestet

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

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker

The Mouse King

Clara
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"and singing softly to myself:"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"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?

Sonnet

Haiku

Villanelle

Free verse
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?

Because he loves to dance

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he enjoys sunrises
18 What is the speaker wearing?

A jumpsuit

A tuxedo

Nothing

A plaid shirt
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 happy genius

A jovial intelligence

A witty conversationalist

A brilliant comedian
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

Imagist poetry

Pastoral poetry

War poetry

Victorian poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?

Waving his shirt around his head

Breaking his window

Singing

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

Relating to moths

Wispy

Soft or delicate

Harsh
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?

Elizabeth Lowell

Tony Hoagland

Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson

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