Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
Michelangelo

Marini

Leonardo

Picasso
2 "the portrait show seems to have no faces in it at all, just _____"
ink

bodies

paint

black
3 What museum does the speaker wish to visit with his lover?
The Guggenheim

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick

The Museum of Modern Art
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?
so he can remember this afternoon

so he can publish the work for money

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can present his lover with the poem
5 The speaker makes great use of which literary device?
Allusion

Hyperbole

Onomatopeia

Metaphor
6 What is the poem's setting?
in a park

at a restaurant

in a museum

in an apartment
7 At which painting would the speaker "possibly" want to look, instead of his lover's face?
Mona Lisa

The Polish Rider

The Creation of Adam

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
8 O'Hara developed his idea of "Personism" with which poet?
LeRoi Jones

Allen Ginsberg

Robert Lowell

Marianne Moore
9 Which word is NOT used to describe the speaker's lover?
solemn

defininitive

still

silent
10 What time does the poem take place?
7 PM

4 AM

7 AM

4 PM
11 O'Hara was a central figure in which group of poets?
The Imagists

The New York School

The Symbolists

The Beats
12 From which country has the speaker just returned?
Italy

Spain

Portugal

France
13 Which is NOT a theme of "Having a Coke with You"?
Love

Lust

Transience

Art vs Life
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?
their perspective was off

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

they didn't choose the right sitter

their colors were not lifelike
15 Before he decided to write, O'Hara thought he'd become
a businessman

a pianist

a painter

a soldier
16 Which of the following could be best identified as a symbol in the poem?
a famous painting

the statuary

coca cola

the birch tree
17 O'Hara wore that Personism is "all art," not ______
Symbolism

Metaphor

Life

Philosophy
18 The speaker does NOT mention which work of art?
Marini's Rider

The Creation of Adam

The Polish Rider

Nude Descending a Staircase
19 O'Hara worked at which art museum?
The Frick

The Museum of Modern Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Guggenheim
20 O'Hara is often referred to as "a poet among ________"
novelists

curators

painters

sculptors
21 Which of the following elements is NOT a key feature of O'Hara's work?
free verse

a conversational tone

frequent use of metaphor

the setting of New York City
22 Which theme does NOT reoccur throughout O'Hara's poetry?
Industrial society

Modern life

Love

Celebrity culture
23 The speaker's love looks like a "better, happier ______"
Dionysus

Adam

St. Sebastian

Polish Rider
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?
red

yellow

blue

orange
25 Which food or beverage does the speaker's lover particularly enjoy?
wine

coca cola

yogurt

ice cream

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