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 Guggenheim

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum of Modern Art

The Frick
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?
so he can publish the work for money

so he can present his lover with the poem

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can remember this afternoon
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 a museum

in an apartment
7 At which painting would the speaker "possibly" want to look, instead of his lover's face?
Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

The Creation of Adam

Mona Lisa

The Polish Rider
8 O'Hara developed his idea of "Personism" with which poet?
Marianne Moore

Allen Ginsberg

LeRoi Jones

Robert Lowell
9 Which word is NOT used to describe the speaker's lover?
silent

still

defininitive

solemn
10 What time does the poem take place?
4 PM

7 AM

7 PM

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

The Symbolists

The Beats

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

France

Italy

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?
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 pianist

a businessman

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

coca cola

the birch tree

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

Philosophy

Symbolism

Metaphor
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 Museum of Modern Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick

The Guggenheim
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?
a conversational tone

frequent use of metaphor

the setting of New York City

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

Celebrity culture

Industrial society

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

Adam

Polish Rider

Dionysus
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?
yellow

red

blue

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

wine

ice cream

coca cola

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