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 _____"

paint

black

bodies

ink
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 he can publish the work for money

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can remember this afternoon

so he can present his lover with the poem
5 The speaker makes great use of which literary device?

Metaphor

Onomatopeia

Allusion

Hyperbole
6 What is the poem's setting?

at a restaurant

in an apartment

in a park

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

Mona Lisa

The Creation of Adam

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?

still

solemn

silent

defininitive
10 What time does the poem take place?

7 PM

7 AM

4 AM

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

The Beats

The Imagists

The Symbolists

The New York School
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

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

their perspective was off

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

a soldier

a businessman

a painter

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

coca cola

a famous painting

the birch tree

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

Philosophy

Life

Symbolism

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

The Creation of Adam

Marini's Rider

The Polish Rider

Nude Descending a Staircase
19 O'Hara worked at which art museum?

The Guggenheim

The Frick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

curators

sculptors

novelists

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

frequent use of metaphor

the setting of New York City

a conversational tone

free verse
22 Which theme does NOT reoccur throughout O'Hara's poetry?

Celebrity culture

Industrial society

Love

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

St. Sebastian

Dionysus

Adam

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

yellow

orange

red

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

ice cream

coca cola

wine

yogurt

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