Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1916

1962

1912

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?

Comic and bitter

Lighthearted and joyous

Somber and reflective

Angry and satirical
3 When does the poem take place?

At sunrise

At dusk

At sunset

At midnight
4 Who is NOT asleep as the poem begins?

The speaker's nanny

The speaker

The speaker's baby

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

Imagism

Dadaism

Romanticism

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

Flossie

Katrina

Cassie

Kathleen
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?

His nightstand

His window

His dresser

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

Stravinsky

Britten

Debussy

Tchaikovsky
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Self-reflection

Grief

Marriage

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Seven

Two

Fourteen

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

Rite of Spring

The Nutcracker

Swan Lake

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

A couplet

A sestet

An octave

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

Clara

A Russian villager

The Mouse King

The Nutcracker
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"
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?

Sonnet

Free verse

Haiku

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

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he loves to dance

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

A tuxedo

A plaid shirt

Nothing

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

Coffee

Turkish delight

Candy canes

Chocolate
20 What does the speaker describe himself as at the end of the poem?

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence

A brilliant comedian

A witty conversationalist
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

"Who shall say I am not"

"and singing softly to myself"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"before my mirror"
22 What is the genre of the poem?

Imagist poetry

War poetry

Victorian poetry

Pastoral poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?

Singing

Waving his shirt around his head

Dancing

Breaking his window
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?

Soft or delicate

Relating to moths

Harsh

Wispy
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

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