Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
Marini

Picasso

Leonardo

Michelangelo
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 Frick

The Guggenheim

The Museum of Modern Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?
so he can remember this afternoon

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
5 The speaker makes great use of which literary device?
Onomatopeia

Allusion

Hyperbole

Metaphor
6 What is the poem's setting?
at a restaurant

in a park

in an apartment

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

Mona Lisa

The Creation of Adam

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
8 O'Hara developed his idea of "Personism" with which poet?
Allen Ginsberg

Robert Lowell

LeRoi Jones

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 PM

4 PM

4 AM

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

The New York School

The Symbolists

The Beats
12 From which country has the speaker just returned?
Portugal

Spain

Italy

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

Art vs Life

Love

Lust
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?
they didn't choose the right sitter

their colors were not lifelike

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

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

a painter

a soldier

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

the birch tree

a famous painting

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

Symbolism

Life

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

The Polish Rider

The Creation of Adam

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

The Frick

The Museum of Modern Art

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

curators

novelists

sculptors
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

Modern life

Love
23 The speaker's love looks like a "better, happier ______"
St. Sebastian

Dionysus

Polish Rider

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

red

yellow

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

ice cream

coca cola

wine

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