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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Kaddish" is a poem about the life and death of whom?
(a) Natalie Ginsberg.
(b) Naomi Ginsberg.
(c) Sarah Ginsberg.
(d) Alexis Ginsberg.

2. The Beat Generation started off in what city?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Paris.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York.

3. In what year did Allen Ginsberg meet Neal Cassady?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1950.

4. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1925.

5. In what year was Allen Ginsberg born?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1929.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?

2. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?

3. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?

4. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

5. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?

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