Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?

Marini

Leonardo

Picasso

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

black

paint

bodies

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

The Guggenheim

The Museum of Modern Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?

so he can publish the work for money

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can remember this afternoon

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

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Allusion

Onomatopeia
6 What is the poem's setting?

at a restaurant

in a park

in a museum

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

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

The Creation of Adam

The Polish Rider

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

Robert Lowell

LeRoi Jones

Allen Ginsberg

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

defininitive

solemn

silent

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 Beats

The New York School

The Symbolists

The Imagists
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

their colors were not lifelike

they didn't choose the right sitter

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate
15 Before he decided to write, O'Hara thought he'd become

a businessman

a soldier

a pianist

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

coca cola

a famous painting

the birch tree

the statuary
17 O'Hara wore that Personism is "all art," not ______

Symbolism

Life

Philosophy

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

The Polish Rider

Marini's Rider

The Creation of Adam

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Guggenheim

The Museum of Modern Art

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

novelists

sculptors

painters

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

the setting of New York City

a conversational tone

frequent use of metaphor

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

Industrial society

Love

Celebrity culture

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

St. Sebastian

Dionysus

Adam

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

red

orange

blue

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

yogurt

coca cola

ice cream

wine

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