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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. For what Los Angeles paper did Charles Bukowski write a weekly column?
(a) "The Beat Reader."
(b) "Angel City."
(c) "Los Angeles Chronicle."
(d) "Open City."

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

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

4. With whom did Brenda Frazer travel to Mexico City in the 1960s?
(a) Neal Cassady.
(b) Ray Bremser.
(c) William S. Hunter.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?

2. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

3. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.

4. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?

5. In what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?

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