Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1921

1916

1962

1912
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Somber and reflective

Lighthearted and joyous

Comic and bitter

Angry and satirical
3 When does the poem take place?
At midnight

At dusk

At sunrise

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

The speaker's baby

The speaker's wife

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

Imagism

Romanticism

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

Kathleen

Katrina

Cassie
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?
His nightstand

His window

His mirror

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

Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

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

Self-reflection

Marriage

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Two

Four

Fourteen

Seven
11 Which ballet is referenced in the title of the poem?
The Nutcracker

Swan Lake

Orpheus

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

A monostitch

An octave

A sestet
13 What figure is Williams comparing the speaker to with the allusion in the title?
The Mouse King

Clara

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker
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 cabin in the woods

A marina

A doctor's office

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

Haiku

Sonnet

Villanelle
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?
Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he loves to dance
18 What is the speaker wearing?
Nothing

A tuxedo

A plaid shirt

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

Chocolate

Coffee

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

A jovial intelligence

A happy genius

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

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

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

Pastoral poetry

Victorian poetry

War 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?
Harsh

Wispy

Relating to moths

Soft or delicate
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

Tony Hoagland

Walt Whitman

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