Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?

Picasso

Leonardo

Marini

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

bodies

paint

black

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

The Frick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Guggenheim

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 remember this afternoon

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

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Onomatopeia

Allusion
6 What is the poem's setting?

in a museum

in a park

in an apartment

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

The Creation of Adam

The Polish Rider

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

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

Robert Lowell

LeRoi Jones

Allen Ginsberg

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

7 AM

4 PM

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

The Symbolists

The Beats

The New York School

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

Portugal

Italy

France

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

Lust

Love

Art vs Life

Transience
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

their perspective was off

their colors were not lifelike

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

a painter

a businessman

a soldier

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

a famous painting

the statuary

coca cola

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

Life

Philosophy

Symbolism

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

The Polish Rider

Marini's Rider

Nude Descending a Staircase

The Creation of Adam
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 ________"

painters

sculptors

curators

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

free verse

a conversational tone

frequent use of metaphor

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 ______"

Dionysus

Polish Rider

Adam

St. Sebastian
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?

blue

yellow

orange

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

wine

ice cream

coca cola

yogurt

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