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Howl, and Other Poems | Quiz

Allen Ginsberg
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Howl, and Other Poems | Quiz

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1)

Where does Ginsberg wander? (from A Supermarket in California)

Train station.
Hospital.
Produce aisle.
Streets.
2)

In what year was the poem written? (from Earlier poems: In Back of the Real)

1949.
1954.
1961.
1951.
3)

What is the theme of this poem? (from Transcription of Organ Music)

Gratitude.
Worshipfulness.
Church music.
Flowers.
4)

Which adjective best describes Ginsberg? (from A Supermarket in California)

Rude.
Distraught.
Perplexed.
Melancholy.
5)

Ginsberg believes that it is important to be which of the following? (from Transcription of Organ Music)

Observant.
Hopeful.
Grateful.
Suspicious.
6)

The friend equates what to the item? (from Sunflower Sutra)

Sadness.
Glory.
Holiness.
Birth.
7)

In what city is the poem set? (from Earlier poems: In Back of the Real)

Guadalajara.
Paris.
New York.
San Jose.
8)

What spiritual leader is mentioned in the poem? (from Earlier poems: In Back of the Real)

Moses.
Buddha.
Jesus.
Abraham.
9)

In what condition is the item? (from Sunflower Sutra)

Growing.
Dying.
Growling.
Dead.
10)

Ginsberg embraces which of the following? (from Transcription of Organ Music)

Puzzles.
Summer.
Simplicity.
Joy.
11)

In the poem, the poet sees himself in what room? (from Earlier poems: An Asphodel)

Airport waiting room.
Bathroom.
Kitchen.
Living room.
12)

The US is often compared to what? (from Sunflower Sutra)

Locomotive.
Communist.
Eagle.
Infallible.
13)

Ginsberg makes it a point to embrace which of the following? (from Transcription of Organ Music)

Sheet music.
Nature.
Cello.
Education.
14)

In the poem "mad" refers to ____________. (from Earlier poems: Song)

Insanity.
Release.
Lust.
Anger.
15)

Which place is referred to in the poem? (from A Supermarket in California)

Berkeley.
Thailand.
Olympus.
Lost America.
16)

Ginsberg sees the racks as being created to keep what together? (from In the Baggage Room at Greyhound)

People.
Coats.
Trunks.
Dry cleaning.
17)

People may also become obsessed with ____________. (from Earlier poems: Song)

Machines.
Cars.
Money.
Politics.
18)

Ginsberg had an ambition to become which of the following? (from America)

Cartoonist.
Sailor.
President.
Rabbi.
19)

The boy often has what? (from Earlier poems: Wild Orphan)

Temper tantrums.
Hallucinations.
Seizures.
Hysterical blindness.
20)

To what does Ginsberg compare the natural item? (from Earlier poems: In Back of the Real)

Greed.
Industry.
Love.
Spirit.
21)

What does the friend point out to Ginsberg? (from Sunflower Sutra)

Spider.
Butterfly.
Rat.
Sunflower.
22)

What is the name of the person who pushes the cart? (from In the Baggage Room at Greyhound)

Spade.
Anderson.
Melody.
Leroy.
23)

Ginsberg laments the loss of which of the following? (from Sunflower Sutra)

Father.
Rage.
Power.
Justice.
24)

What is one of the main complaints about the job? (from In the Baggage Room at Greyhound)

Long hours.
Mean people.
Low wages.
Room is too cold.
25)

Which is the name of the mythical river mentioned in the poem? (from A Supermarket in California)

Lethe.
Acheron.
Tigris.
Cocytus.
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