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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the name of the mythical river mentioned in the poem?
(a) Tigris.
(b) Acheron.
(c) Lethe.
(d) Cocytus.

2. Williams says that Ginsberg often found his life experiences to be ____________.
(a) Boring.
(b) Disturbing.
(c) Frustrating.
(d) Exhilarating.

3. Ginsberg believes that life is filled with _____________.
(a) Despair.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Regret.
(d) Hope.

4. The poet asks questions of whom?
(a) Mother.
(b) Cop.
(c) Stock boys.
(d) Clerk.

5. Some writers ended up where?
(a) In the Bowery.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Madison Avenue.
(d) California.

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

7. The author warns against the dangers of which of the following?
(a) Lethargy.
(b) Materialism.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Communism.

8. Who is William Carlos Williams?
(a) Critic.
(b) Biographer.
(c) Senator.
(d) Poet.

9. According to Ginsberg, everything is _________.
(a) Creative.
(b) Simple.
(c) Holy.
(d) Pointless.

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

11. What does the item represent?
(a) Locomotive.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Fervor.
(d) Progress.

12. Which of the following is not listed as being in the abyss?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Materialism.
(d) War.

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

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

15. People often attempted to deaden their ______________.
(a) Confusion.
(b) Anguish.
(c) True nature.
(d) Sexual urges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is it located?

2. Ginsberg supports the concept of _________________.

3. What is the theme of the poem?

4. What does the friend point out to Ginsberg?

5. Ginsberg believes that it is important to be which of the following?

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