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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which first experience is referred to by Ginsberg?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Metaphysical.
(c) Academic.
(d) Self-controlled.

2. Who does Ginsberg look to as a father figure and teacher?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Mother.
(c) Rabbi.
(d) Kerouac.

3. The friend equates what to the item?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Birth.
(d) Glory.

4. If people are not careful they will end up experiencing which one of the following?
(a) Death.
(b) Hell.
(c) Empty lives.
(d) Apathy.

5. Ginsberg fantasizes about being a _____________.
(a) Rabbi.
(b) Store detective.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg sees the racks as being created to keep what together?

2. What is the theme of the poem?

3. How does Ginsberg feel about the use of a particular weapon by government?

4. What does the item represent?

5. What job does Ginsberg perform?

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