Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?

Michelangelo

Leonardo

Picasso

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

ink

bodies

paint

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

The Guggenheim

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick

The Museum of Modern Art
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?

so he can publish the work for money

so he can remember this afternoon

so the experience is not wasted on him

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?

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?

The Creation of Adam

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Mona Lisa

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

Marianne Moore

Allen Ginsberg

Robert Lowell

LeRoi Jones
9 Which word is NOT used to describe the speaker's lover?

still

silent

defininitive

solemn
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 Beats

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

Spain

Italy

France

Portugal
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?

their colors were not lifelike

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate

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?

a famous painting

coca cola

the birch tree

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

Philosophy

Symbolism

Life

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

Marini's Rider

The Polish Rider

Nude Descending a Staircase

The Creation of Adam
19 O'Hara worked at which art museum?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick

The Museum of Modern Art

The Guggenheim
20 O'Hara is often referred to as "a poet among ________"

curators

novelists

painters

sculptors
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 ______"

Polish Rider

St. Sebastian

Adam

Dionysus
24 What color is the speaker's shirt?

red

blue

orange

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

yogurt

wine

coca cola

ice cream

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