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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Gregory Corso born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1922.

2. "1001 Ways to Beat the Draft" was originally a _____________.
(a) Pamphlet.
(b) Visual art installment.
(c) Novel.
(d) Poem.

3. What is Allen Ginsberg's most famous work?
(a) "Howl."
(b) "Song."
(c) "America."
(d) "Kaddish."

4. Whose death is "Thou Shalt Not Kill" written in mourning of?
(a) Dylan Thomas.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Walt Whitman.

5. Who is the author of the poem "Plus Ca Change"?
(a) Philip Whalen.
(b) Michael Ewing.
(c) Gary Snyder.
(d) Michael McClure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?

2. Where was Ray Bremser born?

3. What business did Neal Cassady's father open in Los Angeles, CA?

4. Which of the founders of Russian anarchism is referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

5. When did Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and LeRoi Jones throw a party for the prison release of Ray Bremser?

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