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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: Song.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the main themes in the poem is __________.
(a) Beauty.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) Progress.
(d) Faith.

2. Which of the following did Ginsberg find to be prevalent in society?
(a) Experimentation.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) Contradictions.
(d) Cruelty.

3. According to Ginsberg, one can attain happiness though which of the following?
(a) Social position.
(b) Choice.
(c) Money.
(d) Designer clothes.

4. Which of the following was very important to Ginsberg?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Women.
(c) Travel.
(d) Education.

5. Which of the following was common on the scene in those days?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) Protest marches.
(d) Absinthe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the main complaints about the job?

2. What did Solomon do for a living?

3. What emotion do we carry through life?

4. Who does Ginsberg look to as a father figure and teacher?

5. Ginsberg believes that America is which of the following?

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