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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. Where did Gary Snyder attend college?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) NYU.
(c) Reed College.
(d) Swarthmore College.

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

3. Who conceived the Six Gallery reading?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Floyd Williams.
(d) Wally Hedrick.

4. Where did Neal Cassady grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Denver.
(d) San Francisco.

5. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Rainbow.
(c) Computer.
(d) Locomotive.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Everson credits Rexroth with launching Beat poetry more so than whom?

2. Who is Jack Kerouac known as in On the Road?

3. When was Ray Bremser born?

4. Who is the author of "Poet of the Streets"?

5. When was Gregory Corso born?

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