Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1921

1962

1916
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Angry and satirical

Comic and bitter

Somber and reflective

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

At midnight

At sunset

At dusk
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?
Romanticism

Dadaism

Futurism

Imagism
6 What is the nanny's name in the poem?
Katrina

Cassie

Kathleen

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

His mirror

His window

His dresser
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?
Ballet

Marriage

Grief

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

Two

Four

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

Orpheus

Swan Lake

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

An octave

A monostitch

A sestet
13 What figure is Williams comparing the speaker to with the allusion in the title?
A Russian villager

Clara

The Nutcracker

The Mouse King
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 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 is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he enjoys sunrises
18 What is the speaker wearing?
A plaid shirt

A tuxedo

A jumpsuit

Nothing
19 What sweets do the Russians bring with them in The Nutcracker?
Chocolate

Turkish delight

Candy canes

Coffee
20 What does the speaker describe himself as at the end of the poem?
A jovial intelligence

A witty conversationalist

A happy genius

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

"Who shall say I am not"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

Pastoral poetry

Imagist poetry

Victorian poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Dancing

Breaking his window

Waving his shirt around his head

Singing
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?
Harsh

Soft or delicate

Wispy

Relating to moths
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Tony Hoagland

Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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