Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
Marini

Leonardo

Michelangelo

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

bodies

paint

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick

The Guggenheim
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?
so he can present his lover with the poem

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can publish the work for money

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

Onomatopeia

Metaphor

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

at a restaurant

in a park

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

The Polish Rider

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
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?
defininitive

solemn

silent

still
10 What time does the poem take place?
4 AM

7 PM

4 PM

7 AM
11 O'Hara was a central figure in which group of poets?
The Beats

The New York School

The Imagists

The Symbolists
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"?
Transience

Love

Lust

Art vs Life
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?
the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

their colors were not lifelike

they didn't choose the right sitter

their perspective was off
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

a famous painting

the statuary

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

Metaphor

Symbolism

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

Marini's Rider

The Creation of Adam

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick

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

curators

sculptors

painters
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

Industrial society

Modern life

Love
23 The speaker's love looks like a "better, happier ______"
Polish Rider

St. Sebastian

Dionysus

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

yellow

orange

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

wine

ice cream

coca cola

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