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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: An Asphodel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which segment of the population is referred to by Ginsberg?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Poor.
(c) Rich.
(d) Homeless.

2. What is an asphodel?
(a) Sea creature.
(b) Star.
(c) Jewish relic.
(d) Flower.

3. According to Ginsberg, everything is _________.
(a) Simple.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Holy.
(d) Creative.

4. What year was the poem written?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1953.

5. Ginsberg hopes for the return of which of the following?
(a) Martial law.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Free will.
(d) Discretion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg laments the loss of which of the following?

2. What has impaired Ginsberg's mental condition?

3. Atop which item does the thing rest?

4. What is the friend's first name?

5. What does Ginsberg see in society?

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