Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1921

1916

1912

1962
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Comic and bitter

Angry and satirical

Somber and reflective

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

At midnight

At dusk

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

The speaker's wife

The speaker's baby

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

Cassie

Katrina

Kathleen
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?
His mirror

His dresser

His nightstand

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

Tchaikovsky

Britten

Debussy
9 What is the poem's main theme?
Self-reflection

Marriage

Ballet

Grief
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Seven

Fourteen

Two

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

Rite of Spring

The Nutcracker

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

A couplet

An octave

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

The Nutcracker

Clara

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

"waving my shirt round my head"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"and singing softly to myself:"
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

Sonnet

Haiku

Villanelle
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?
Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he loves to dance

Because he just came into a large fortune

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

A jumpsuit

Nothing

A plaid shirt
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 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?
Victorian poetry

Pastoral poetry

War poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Dancing

Singing

Waving his shirt around his head

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

Harsh

Wispy

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

Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Lowell

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