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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Beatnik Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Gary Snyder's father?
(a) Mark.
(b) Harold.
(c) Ezekiel.
(d) Henry.

3. Which cited Bob Dylan song asks when African Americans will be free?
(a) "Hard Rain."
(b) "Tarantula."
(c) "Blowin' in the Wind."
(d) "Lay Lady Lay."

4. What is Allen Ginsberg's most famous work?
(a) "Howl."
(b) "Song."
(c) "America."
(d) "Kaddish."

5. Which poem of Peter Orlovsky's is included in the anthology?
(a) "Lepers Cry."
(b) "Song."
(c) "Lover Cry."
(d) "Lament Lament."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?

2. When did Amiri Baraka adopt his current name?

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

4. What is the first excerpted selection of Gregory Corso's in the text?

5. Where is Diane DiPrima from?

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