Howl, and Other Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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Howl, and Other Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ginsberg believes that life is filled with _____________.
(a) Despair.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Regret.
(d) Hope.

2. The public sometimes embraced _______________.
(a) Religious nuts.
(b) Communist ideals.
(c) Orgies.
(d) Sit-ins.

3. Which helped America to become beautiful?
(a) Glory.
(b) Money.
(c) Pride.
(d) Domination.

4. Ginsberg supports the concept of _________________.
(a) The Bill of Rights.
(b) Public education.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The Golden Rule.

5. The author warns against the dangers of which of the following?
(a) Communism.
(b) Materialism.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Lethargy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg believed that many people worshiped which of the following?

2. The author recognizes what about the item?

3. The poet asks questions of whom?

4. Ginsberg believed in the spirit of _________.

5. What is the friend's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the things the people of Ginsberg's generation did to try and ease the pain of youth?

2. How does Ginsberg compare the flower to the locomotive? What is the symbolism/metaphor?

3. What kinds of things, integral in Ginsberg's life, bring joy?

4. According to Williams and Ginsberg, how is it possible for love to survive?

5. What types of people are noticed by Ginsberg inside the supermarket?

6. What common object is spotted by Kerouac? Where? What is Ginsberg's reaction?

7. What is Ginsberg's take on people who may not be righteous?

8. What mystical reference is made by Ginsberg? Does Ginsberg want to keep it a secret?

9. What is Ginsberg's opinion of Whitman? How does the younger poet view the older, more famous poet?

10. What is the setting for Sunflower Sutra? What do the men dream about in regards to the scene?

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