Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?

Michelangelo

Picasso

Leonardo

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

bodies

paint

black

ink
3 What museum does the speaker wish to visit with his lover?

The Frick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Guggenheim

The Museum of Modern Art
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can remember this afternoon

so he can publish the work for money

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

Allusion

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Onomatopeia
6 What is the poem's setting?

in an apartment

in a museum

at a restaurant

in a park
7 At which painting would the speaker "possibly" want to look, instead of his lover's face?

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

The Polish Rider

The Creation of Adam

Mona Lisa
8 O'Hara developed his idea of "Personism" with which poet?

Marianne Moore

Robert Lowell

LeRoi Jones

Allen Ginsberg
9 Which word is NOT used to describe the speaker's lover?

silent

still

solemn

defininitive
10 What time does the poem take place?

4 PM

7 PM

7 AM

4 AM
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

France

Portugal

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

Transience

Lust

Love

Art vs Life
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

their perspective was off

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 painter

a businessman

a soldier

a pianist
16 Which of the following could be best identified as a symbol in the poem?

a famous painting

the statuary

the birch tree

coca cola
17 O'Hara wore that Personism is "all art," not ______

Symbolism

Philosophy

Metaphor

Life
18 The speaker does NOT mention which work of art?

The Creation of Adam

Marini's Rider

The Polish Rider

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

The Guggenheim

The Frick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum of Modern Art
20 O'Hara is often referred to as "a poet among ________"

painters

sculptors

novelists

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

free verse

a conversational tone

the setting of New York City

frequent use of metaphor
22 Which theme does NOT reoccur throughout O'Hara's poetry?

Love

Celebrity culture

Industrial society

Modern life
23 The speaker's love looks like a "better, happier ______"

Adam

Dionysus

St. Sebastian

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

orange

yellow

blue

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

yogurt

wine

ice cream

coca cola

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