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

2. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1927.

3. What band did Tuli Kupferberg co-found?
(a) The Mailmen.
(b) The Fugs.
(c) The Pogues.
(d) The Pixies.

4. Upon which Beat writer was The Dharma Bums based?
(a) Gary Snyder
(b) Michael McClure.
(c) Neal Cassady.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

5. When did Allen Ginsberg begin attending Columbia University?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excerpt of Gregory Corso's questions what it means to be Beat and if there is even such a thing?

2. Who cuts off someone's fingers in the poem "Nova Express"?

3. Where did Jack Kerouac attend college?

4. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

5. In what year does Jack Kerouac meet Neal Cassady?

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