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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 friend's first name?
(a) William.
(b) Gregory.
(c) William.
(d) Jack.

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

3. Many people in Ginsberg's generation sought to avoid what?
(a) Military draft.
(b) Rat race.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

4. What is the main theme of the poem?
(a) Pace of life.
(b) Transience.
(c) Loss.
(d) Loneliness.

5. The time period takes place after which event?
(a) WW II.
(b) Summit at Yalta.
(c) WW I.
(d) 1948 Olympics.

Short Answer Questions

1. If people are not careful they will end up experiencing which one of the following?

2. What has impaired Ginsberg's mental condition?

3. Ginsberg wants people to find _______________.

4. Ginsberg believes that people should focus on ________________.

5. The friend equates what to the item?

(see the answer key)

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