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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "A Supermarket in America" describes Ginsberg grocery shopping with a vision of whom?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Norman Mailer.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Karl Marx.

2. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?
(a) Moloch.
(b) Malachai.
(c) Dostai.
(d) Michael.

3. In what year does Jack Kerouac meet Neal Cassady?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1944.

4. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.
(a) Love.
(b) Food.
(c) Peace.
(d) Freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?

2. In what year did Allen Ginsberg meet Neal Cassady?

3. Upon which Beat writer was The Dharma Bums based?

4. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?

5. Where did Jack Kerouac attend college?

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