The Portable Beat Reader Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Portable Beat Reader Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Enter Neal Cassady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

2. What was Allen Ginsberg's father's name?
(a) Louis.
(b) Mark.
(c) Carlo.
(d) James.

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

4. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?
(a) Crystal.
(b) A ring.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Money.

5. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Thelonius Monk.
(c) Charlie Parker.
(d) Satchmo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?

2. Neal Cassady's moniker in "Visions of Cody" was Cody ______________.

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

4. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?

5. Where did Carl Soloman meet Allen Ginsberg?

(see the answer key)

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