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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Ginsberg what is related to "quiet beauty?"
(a) Sleeping child.
(b) Breeze.
(c) Soul.
(d) Home.

3. The public sometimes embraced _______________.
(a) Sit-ins.
(b) Religious nuts.
(c) Orgies.
(d) Communist ideals.

4. What is known as changing something to make it work for you?
(a) Transference.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Transmutation.
(d) Transcription.

5. Ginsberg embraces which of the following?
(a) Joy.
(b) Puzzles.
(c) Summer.
(d) Simplicity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg was a big supporter of ___________.

2. Where is it located?

3. Ginsberg supports the concept of _________________.

4. Who does Ginsberg look to as a father figure and teacher?

5. Which of the following is not represented in HOWL?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is William Carlos Williams?

2. According to Ginsberg, what are some of the things that keep America interesting?

3. What is the purpose of the vision? Does Ginsberg understand this purpose?

4. What does Ginsberg say about the quality of the soul? Where does it fit into the theme?

5. Name at least two themes used in SUNFLOWER SUTRA. How do you know?

6. Where does Ginsberg imagine he sees Whitman just before they go separate ways?

7. How does Ginsberg relate holiness to people?

8. What were some of the issues of Ginsberg's generation?

9. How does the poet speak about the people of his generation?

10. What were some of the things the people of Ginsberg's generation did to try and ease the pain of youth?

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