Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
Picasso

Marini

Leonardo

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

ink

bodies

black
3 What museum does the speaker wish to visit with his lover?
The Museum of Modern Art

The Frick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Guggenheim
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?
so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can present his lover with the poem

so he can remember this afternoon

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

Onomatopeia

Metaphor

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

in a museum

in an apartment

at a restaurant
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

Mona Lisa

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

Marianne Moore

LeRoi Jones

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

solemn

still

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

4 AM

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?
Portugal

France

Spain

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

Lust

Art vs Life

Love
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 businessman

a soldier

a painter
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 ______
Life

Symbolism

Philosophy

Metaphor
18 The speaker does NOT mention which work of art?
Nude Descending a Staircase

The Polish Rider

Marini's Rider

The Creation of Adam
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?
free verse

the setting of New York City

a conversational tone

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

Modern life

Industrial society

Love
23 The speaker's love looks like a "better, happier ______"
St. Sebastian

Polish Rider

Adam

Dionysus
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?
red

yellow

blue

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

wine

ice cream

yogurt

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