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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Footnote to Howl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ginsberg was a big supporter of ___________.
(a) Jazz.
(b) Underground movements.
(c) Change.
(d) The establishment.

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

3. Ginsberg spent a lot of time in which one of the following cities?
(a) New York.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

4. HOWL can be seen as a plea for ______________.
(a) Retribution.
(b) Help.
(c) Brotherly love.
(d) Solidarity.

5. Which adjective is the best to describe HOWL?
(a) Arresting.
(b) Controversial.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Unsettling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of a person is referred to in the footnote?

2. Who shall not be defeated in the end?

3. Which of the following did Ginsberg find to be prevalent in society?

4. Which is the jumping off point for Ginsberg's thoughts?

5. Non-conformists often conformed and opened what kinds of stores?

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