Having a Coke With You Quizzes

Having a Coke With You Quiz

1 Which artist is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
Leonardo

Picasso

Marini

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

paint

bodies

ink
3 What museum does the speaker wish to visit with his lover?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum of Modern Art

The Frick

The Guggenheim
4 Why does the speaker compose the poem?
so he can remember this afternoon

so he can present his lover with the poem

so the experience is not wasted on him

so he can publish the work for money
5 The speaker makes great use of which literary device?
Onomatopeia

Metaphor

Hyperbole

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

in a museum

in a park

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

The Creation of Adam

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Mona Lisa
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?
defininitive

silent

solemn

still
10 What time does the poem take place?
7 AM

7 PM

4 PM

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

The Symbolists

The Imagists

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

Italy

Spain

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

Transience

Love

Art vs Life
14 What did the Impressionists get wrong?
they didn't choose the right sitter

their colors were not lifelike

their perspective was off

the lighting in their paintings was not accurate
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 birch tree

the statuary

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

Philosophy

Life

Symbolism
18 The speaker does NOT mention which work of art?
Marini's Rider

Nude Descending a Staircase

The Polish Rider

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

The Guggenheim

The Museum of Modern Art

The Frick
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

frequent use of metaphor

the setting of New York City

a conversational tone
22 Which theme does NOT reoccur throughout O'Hara's poetry?
Modern life

Industrial society

Love

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

Polish Rider

Dionysus

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

blue

red

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

wine

coca cola

yogurt

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