Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1921

1916

1962
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 dusk

At sunrise

At midnight

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

The speaker

The speaker's nanny

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

Romanticism

Imagism

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

Kathleen

Katrina

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

His dresser

His mirror

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

Debussy

Britten

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

Ballet

Marriage

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

Seven

Four

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

The Nutcracker

Rite of Spring

Swan Lake
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?
A monostitch

A couplet

An octave

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

A Russian villager

Clara

The Nutcracker
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"waving my shirt round my head"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A suburban house

A cabin in the woods

A doctor's office

A marina
16 What is the form of the poem?
Sonnet

Free verse

Haiku

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 loves to dance

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities
18 What is the speaker wearing?
A plaid shirt

Nothing

A jumpsuit

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

Coffee

Chocolate

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

A witty conversationalist

A jovial intelligence

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

"before my mirror"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

Victorian poetry

Imagist 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?
Wispy

Harsh

Relating to moths

Soft or delicate
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Tony Hoagland

Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Lowell

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