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 _____"

bodies

black

paint

ink
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 the experience is not wasted on him

so he can publish the work for money

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?

Allusion

Onomatopeia

Hyperbole

Metaphor
6 What is the poem's setting?

in an apartment

at a restaurant

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

The Polish Rider

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

LeRoi Jones

Robert Lowell

Marianne Moore

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

solemn

defininitive

still

silent
10 What time does the poem take place?

4 AM

4 PM

7 AM

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

The Symbolists

The Beats

The Imagists

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

France

Spain

Portugal

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

Lust

Love

Transience

Art vs Life
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?

they didn't choose the right sitter

their perspective was off

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

their colors were not lifelike
15 Before he decided to write, O'Hara thought he'd become

a painter

a businessman

a pianist

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

the birch tree

coca cola

a famous painting

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

Metaphor

Life

Symbolism

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

The Creation of Adam

Nude Descending a Staircase

Marini's Rider

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 ________"

curators

painters

sculptors

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

free verse

frequent use of metaphor

the setting of New York City

a conversational tone
22 Which theme does NOT reoccur throughout O'Hara's poetry?

Celebrity culture

Love

Industrial society

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

Dionysus

St. Sebastian

Adam

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

red

yellow

orange

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

coca cola

ice cream

wine

yogurt

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