Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1916

1962

1921
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Somber and reflective

Comic and bitter

Lighthearted and joyous

Angry and satirical
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 wife

The speaker's baby

The speaker

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

Imagism

Dadaism

Romanticism
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 nightstand

His window

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

Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

Britten
9 What is the poem's main theme?
Grief

Self-reflection

Ballet

Marriage
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Seven

Four

Two

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

Rite of Spring

Swan Lake

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

A couplet

A sestet

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

A Russian villager

The Nutcracker

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 suburban house

A doctor's office

A cabin in the woods

A marina
16 What is the form of the poem?
Haiku

Sonnet

Villanelle

Free verse
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?
Because he loves to dance

Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities
18 What is the speaker wearing?
A plaid shirt

A tuxedo

Nothing

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

Coffee

Candy canes

Turkish delight
20 What does the speaker describe himself as at the end of the poem?
A brilliant comedian

A happy genius

A jovial intelligence

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"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

War poetry

Imagist poetry

Pastoral poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Breaking his window

Singing

Waving his shirt around his head

Dancing
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?
Wispy

Soft or delicate

Relating to moths

Harsh
25 What poet had a lasting impact on Williams?
Elizabeth Lowell

Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson

Tony Hoagland

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