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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. William Everson credits Rexroth with launching Beat poetry more so than whom?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) William S. Burroughs.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

2. Which author wrote the poem "The Death of Kin Chuen Louie"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) Michael McClure.
(c) Allen Ginsberg
(d) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

3. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?
(a) The Spanish War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) World War III.

4. When did Lew Welch enlist in the Army Air Corp?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1947.

5. In what year was the novel Go published?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.

2. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

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

4. Where is Amiri Baraka from?

5. Where did Carl Soloman meet Allen Ginsberg?

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