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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: In Back of the Real.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ginsberg, one can attain happiness though which of the following?
(a) Social position.
(b) Choice.
(c) Designer clothes.
(d) Money.

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

3. What relative is mentioned in the poem?
(a) Cousin Carl.
(b) Uncle Max.
(c) Aunt Ethel.
(d) Brother Jacob.

4. Which part of society can be considered to be holy?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Communists.
(c) Addicts.
(d) Rebellious people.

5. What does Ginsberg see in society?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Charity.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Defects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg also talks about ___________.

2. In what year was the poem written?

3. Ginsberg sees a need for which of the following?

4. Ginsberg believed that many people worshiped which of the following?

5. Ginsberg supports the concept of _________________.

(see the answer key)

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