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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which movement is pervading America according to Solomon?
(a) Communism.
(b) Sexual repression.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Martial law.

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

3. The author practices which of the following?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Walking on hot coals.

4. Ginsberg sees what in humankind?
(a) Promise.
(b) Regeneration.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Downfall.

5. What profession does this person practice?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Farmworker.
(d) Dramatist.

6. Which place is referred to in the poem?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Olympus.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Lost America.

7. Which of the following is not required to persevere?
(a) Courage.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Wit.
(d) Faith.

8. If people are not careful they will end up experiencing which one of the following?
(a) Death.
(b) Hell.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Empty lives.

9. In what city did Ginsberg live?
(a) Paterson.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Newark.
(d) Chicago.

10. The author is not _____________.
(a) Confused.
(b) Well known.
(c) Rich.
(d) Gay.

11. The friend equates what to the item?
(a) Glory.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Birth.
(d) Sadness.

12. Next to which product is the character seen?
(a) Bread.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Scrapple.

13. Which is the jumping off point for Ginsberg's thoughts?
(a) Moloch.
(b) Howl.
(c) Wild Orphan.
(d) Kaddish.

14. What is the theme of this poem?
(a) Church music.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Worshipfulness.

15. What religion is practiced by Ginsberg?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Catholocism.
(d) Taoism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Atop which item does the thing rest?

2. What is the theme of the poem?

3. What item does Ginsberg touch in the dream?

4. The public sometimes embraced _______________.

5. On which item do the friends sit?

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