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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the surname of the friend mentioned in the poem?
(a) Burroughs.
(b) Kerouac.
(c) Williams.
(d) Corso.

2. What is the final wish?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Peace.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

3. Ginsberg saw poetry as being __________.
(a) Necessary.
(b) Art.
(c) Superfluous.
(d) Life-threatening.

4. Ginsberg's idea of the country could be related best to which of the following?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Prison.
(c) Death.
(d) Utopia.

5. Who is Charon?
(a) Ginsberg's brother.
(b) God.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Ferryman.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Ginsberg, poetry is __________.

2. The friend equates what to the item?

3. What did Solomon do for a living?

4. Next to which product is the character seen?

5. Many people in Ginsberg's generation sought to avoid what?

(see the answer key)

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