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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Beatnik Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Paul Hobbes.
(b) Hart Kennedy.
(c) Albert Ancke.
(d) David Stofsky.

2. Who is "Mr. Dullness" likely a reference to in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?
(a) Matthew Dulles.
(b) Christopher Anderson Dull.
(c) John Foster Dulles.
(d) Andrew Lloyd Webber.

3. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?
(a) Jessica Kerouac.
(b) Josephine Kerouac.
(c) Jan Kerouac.
(d) Michelle Kerouac.

4. Whom does Philip Whalen write of drinking with in "Prose Take-Out Portland 13:ix:58"?
(a) Neal Cassady.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

5. Where was Bob Kaufman born?
(a) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) St. Petersburg, Russia.
(d) Baton Rouge, Lousiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

2. What kind of drivers does Gary Snyder refer to in "Night Highway Ninety-Nine"?

3. With whom did Brenda Frazer travel to Mexico City in the 1960s?

4. When was Gregory Corso born?

5. Who developed the "cut-up" method of writing used by William S. Burroughs?

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