Danse Russe Quizzes

Danse Russe Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
1912

1916

1921

1962
2 What is the tone of the poem?
Somber and reflective

Lighthearted and joyous

Angry and satirical

Comic and bitter
3 When does the poem take place?
At sunset

At sunrise

At midnight

At dusk
4 Who is NOT asleep as the poem begins?
The speaker's baby

The speaker's wife

The speaker

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

Romanticism

Futurism

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

Flossie

Katrina

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

His dresser

His window

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

Debussy

Britten

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

Ballet

Marriage

Grief
10 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Two

Four

Seven

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

Rite of Spring

The Nutcracker

Swan Lake
12 What type of stanza is the poem's final section?
An octave

A monostitch

A couplet

A sestet
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?
"against the yellow drawn shades,—"

"waving my shirt round my head"

"and the sun is a flame-white disc"

"and singing softly to myself:"
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?
Haiku

Villanelle

Free verse

Sonnet
17 Why is the speaker in such a state of elation?
Because he just came into a large fortune

Because he loves to dance

Because he enjoys sunrises

Because he is unencumbered by his domestic responsibilities
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?
Coffee

Candy canes

Chocolate

Turkish delight
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"

"and singing softly to myself"

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

War poetry

Pastoral poetry

Imagist poetry
23 What is the speaker NOT doing?
Dancing

Singing

Breaking his window

Waving his shirt around his head
24 What does the word "silken" mean in the poem?
Soft or delicate

Relating to moths

Harsh

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

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

Elizabeth Lowell

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