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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. Where is the city of Rotterdam, cited in Corso's "Vision of Rotterdam"?
(a) Netherlands.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

2. In what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1943.

3. The poem "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" describes a wild experience in __________.
(a) Californa.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) New York.

4. When did Lew Welch enlist in the Army Air Corp?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1944.

5. In "Dinners and Nightmares," the author describes mashed potatoes and tomato sauce, which is referred to as _____________.
(a) "Menstrual potatoes."
(b) "Scarlet potatoes."
(c) "Communist potatoes."
(d) "Blood potatoes."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?

3. When was Gregory Corso born?

4. Where was Gregory Corso born?

5. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?

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