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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Peace.
(c) Love.
(d) Food.

2. To whom was Brenda Frazer formerly married?
(a) Ray Bremser.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

3. Where was Bob Kaufman born?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) St. Petersburg, Russia.
(c) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(d) Baton Rouge, Lousiana.

4. Who is the author of the poem "The Canticle of Jack Kerouac"?
(a) Neal Cassady.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
(d) William S. Burroughs.

5. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Albert Ancke.
(b) Paul Hobbes.
(c) David Stofsky.
(d) Hart Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?

2. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.

3. Where was Neal Cassady born?

4. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?

5. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?

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