Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?

Leonardo

Marini

Michelangelo

Picasso
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 Museum of Modern Art

The Guggenheim

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 present his lover with the poem

so he can remember this afternoon
5 The speaker makes great use of which literary device?

Metaphor

Allusion

Onomatopeia

Hyperbole
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?

The Polish Rider

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

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?

solemn

still

defininitive

silent
10 What time does the poem take place?

4 AM

7 PM

7 AM

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

The Imagists

The Beats

The Symbolists

The New York School
12 From which country has the speaker just returned?

Portugal

Italy

Spain

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

Love

Lust

Art vs Life

Transience
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?

their colors were not lifelike

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

their perspective was off

they didn't choose the right sitter
15 Before he decided to write, O'Hara thought he'd become

a painter

a pianist

a soldier

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

the statuary

coca cola

the birch tree

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

Life

Symbolism

Philosophy

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

The Creation of Adam

Nude Descending a Staircase

The Polish Rider

Marini's Rider
19 O'Hara worked at which art museum?

The Museum of Modern Art

The Frick

The Guggenheim

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

novelists

painters

curators

sculptors
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

Modern life

Love

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

Adam

Polish Rider

St. Sebastian

Dionysus
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?

blue

yellow

orange

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

yogurt

coca cola

wine

ice cream

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