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 _____"

ink

black

paint

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

The Frick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum of Modern Art

The Guggenheim
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?

so he can present his lover with the poem

so he can remember this afternoon

so the experience is not wasted on him

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

Allusion

Onomatopeia

Metaphor

Hyperbole
6 What is the poem's setting?

in a park

at a restaurant

in a museum

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

The Creation of Adam

Mona Lisa

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

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

LeRoi Jones

Allen Ginsberg

Robert Lowell

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

defininitive

still

solemn

silent
10 What time does the poem take place?

7 AM

4 AM

7 PM

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

The Beats

The Imagists

The New York School

The Symbolists
12 From which country has the speaker just returned?

Italy

Portugal

France

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

Art vs Life

Lust

Transience

Love
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

they didn't choose the right sitter

their colors were not lifelike

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

a painter

a soldier

a businessman

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

the birch tree

a famous painting

the statuary

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

Metaphor

Philosophy

Symbolism

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

The Creation of Adam

Marini's Rider

Nude Descending a Staircase

The Polish Rider
19 O'Hara worked at which art museum?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum of Modern Art

The Guggenheim

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

novelists

painters

sculptors

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

free verse

frequent use of metaphor

a conversational tone

the setting of New York City
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 ______"

Polish Rider

Dionysus

St. Sebastian

Adam
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?

yellow

orange

blue

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

yogurt

wine

coca cola

ice cream

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