Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1916

1962

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Somber and reflective

Angry and satirical

Comic and bitter

Lighthearted and joyous
3 When does the poem take place?
At dusk

At midnight

At sunrise

At sunset
4 Who is NOT asleep as the poem begins?
The speaker's baby

The speaker's nanny

The speaker

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

Romanticism

Imagism

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

Flossie

Katrina

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?
Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

Britten

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

Grief

Marriage

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Seven

Four

Fourteen

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

Rite of Spring

Swan Lake

The Nutcracker
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?
A Russian villager

The Nutcracker

The Mouse King

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

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A marina

A cabin in the woods

A doctor's office

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

Villanelle

Sonnet

Free verse
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 loves to dance

Because he enjoys sunrises
18 What is the speaker wearing?
Nothing

A jumpsuit

A tuxedo

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

Coffee

Candy canes

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

"before my mirror"

"Who shall say I am not"

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

Imagist poetry

Pastoral poetry

Victorian poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Waving his shirt around his head

Singing

Breaking his window

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

Harsh

Relating to moths

Wispy
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Lowell

Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

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