Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
Picasso

Michelangelo

Marini

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

ink

black

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

The Frick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can present his lover with the poem

so he can publish the work for money
5 The speaker makes great use of which literary device?
Metaphor

Allusion

Onomatopeia

Hyperbole
6 What is the poem's setting?
at a restaurant

in an apartment

in a park

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

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Mona Lisa

The Polish Rider
8 O'Hara developed his idea of "Personism" with which poet?
Marianne Moore

Allen Ginsberg

LeRoi Jones

Robert Lowell
9 Which word is NOT used to describe the speaker's lover?
solemn

silent

defininitive

still
10 What time does the poem take place?
4 AM

4 PM

7 PM

7 AM
11 O'Hara was a central figure in which group of poets?
The New York School

The Imagists

The Symbolists

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

Spain

France

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

Transience

Love

Art vs Life
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?
their colors were not lifelike

they didn't choose the right sitter

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

their perspective was off
15 Before he decided to write, O'Hara thought he'd become
a pianist

a painter

a businessman

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

the birch tree

coca cola

a famous painting
17 O'Hara wore that Personism is "all art," not ______
Philosophy

Metaphor

Symbolism

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 Museum of Modern Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick
20 O'Hara is often referred to as "a poet among ________"
painters

novelists

curators

sculptors
21 Which of the following elements is NOT a key feature of O'Hara's work?
frequent use of metaphor

the setting of New York City

a conversational tone

free verse
22 Which theme does NOT reoccur throughout O'Hara's poetry?
Modern life

Love

Celebrity culture

Industrial society
23 The speaker's love looks like a "better, happier ______"
Adam

Polish Rider

Dionysus

St. Sebastian
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?
blue

red

orange

yellow
25 Which food or beverage does the speaker's lover particularly enjoy?
coca cola

ice cream

yogurt

wine

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