Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

1912

1916

1921

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 midnight

At sunrise

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

The speaker

The speaker's nanny

The speaker's baby

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

Romanticism

Dadaism

Imagism

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

Katrina

Flossie

Kathleen

Cassie
7 What is the speaker dancing in front of?

His mirror

His window

His dresser

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

Stravinsky

Britten

Tchaikovsky

Debussy
9 What is the poem's main theme?

Self-reflection

Marriage

Grief

Ballet
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?

Fourteen

Four

Two

Seven
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

An octave

A sestet

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

Clara

The Mouse King

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker
14 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and singing softly to myself:"

"against the yellow drawn shades,—"
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 is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities

Because he loves to dance

Because he enjoys sunrises

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

Nothing

A tuxedo

A plaid shirt

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

Candy canes

Turkish delight

Coffee

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

A witty conversationalist

A jovial intelligence

A brilliant comedian

A happy genius
21 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

"and singing softly to myself"

"Who shall say I am not"

"before my mirror"

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

Imagist poetry

War poetry

Victorian poetry

Pastoral 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?

Soft or delicate

Wispy

Harsh

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

Walt Whitman

Tony Hoagland

Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Lowell

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