Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1962

1912

1916

1921
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

The speaker's baby

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

Imagism

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 mirror

His nightstand

His dresser

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

Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

Debussy
9 What is the poem's main theme?
Ballet

Grief

Marriage

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?
Swan Lake

The Nutcracker

Rite of Spring

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

A couplet

A monostitch

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

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker

Clara
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"and singing softly to myself:"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
15 What is the setting of the poem?
A doctor's office

A suburban house

A cabin in the woods

A marina
16 What is the form of the poem?
Free verse

Villanelle

Haiku

Sonnet
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?
A tuxedo

A plaid shirt

Nothing

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

Chocolate

Candy canes

Coffee
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?
"and singing softly to myself"

"before my mirror"

"Who shall say I am not"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"
22 What is the genre of the poem?
War poetry

Pastoral poetry

Victorian poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Singing

Dancing

Breaking his window

Waving his shirt around his head
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?
Relating to moths

Soft or delicate

Harsh

Wispy
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Tony Hoagland

Walt Whitman

Elizabeth Lowell

Emily Dickinson

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