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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Herbert Huncke, John Clellon Holmes, Carl Solomon, and Gregory Corso.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.
(a) Liberation.
(b) Death.
(c) America.
(d) Money.

2. When did Allen Ginsberg begin attending Columbia University?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1952.

3. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?
(a) Mark Skawinski.
(b) Joe Kimble.
(c) Hart Kennedy.
(d) Andew Kennedy.

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

5. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?
(a) The Herald Review.
(b) The Lowell Sun.
(c) The Princeton Review.
(d) The Columbia Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

2. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?

3. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

4. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?

5. Where did Allen Ginsberg move in the 1950s?

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