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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Poem from Jail" discusses the necessity of banning ____________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) Communism.
(d) Pornography.

2. Peter Orlovsky was whose lover?
(a) Carolyn Cassady's.
(b) Allen Ginsberg's.
(c) Neal Cassady's.
(d) Diane DiPrima's.

3. When did Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and LeRoi Jones throw a party for the prison release of Ray Bremser?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1952.

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

5. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?
(a) Ares.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Pan.
(d) Dionysus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which cited Bob Dylan song asks when African Americans will be free?

2. With whom did Brenda Frazer travel to Mexico City in the 1960s?

3. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

4. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?

5. When was Diane DiPrima born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the author and subject of "Poet of the Streets."

2. What works of John Wieners are included in the anthology? Where is he from?

3. What similes does Bremser use in the poem "Funny Lotus Blues..."? Why?

4. Who is Philip Whalen? How does Whalen's poem about Sourdough Mountain differ from Snyder's?

5. What did Ed Sanders experience after reading "Howl"?

6. Who is Bob Dylan? What contributions of his are in the anthology?

7. Who is Amiri Baraka? What contributions of his are in the anthology?

8. What is "Nova Express" about?

9. What symbolism is evident in the works of Bob Dylan? What do these symbols represent?

10. What does Bukowski insinuate about Neal Cassady in "Notes of a Dirty Old Man"?

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