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

2. Which helped America to become beautiful?
(a) Domination.
(b) Money.
(c) Pride.
(d) Glory.

3. The friend refers to the item as a ____________.
(a) Shadow.
(b) Reminder.
(c) Thought.
(d) Specter.

4. The author recognizes what about the item?
(a) Loss.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Delicacy.
(d) Strength.

5. Who is with Ginsberg in the poem?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) No one.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Solomon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not listed as being in the abyss?

2. Which part of society can be considered to be holy?

3. Which mode of transportation is nearby?

4. Ginsberg believes that people should focus on ________________.

5. Ginsberg sees what in humankind?

(see the answer key)

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