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

2. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?
(a) On the Road.
(b) Big Sur.
(c) The Dharma Bums.
(d) The Town and the City.

3. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?
(a) Thelonius Monk.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Satchmo.
(d) Charlie Parker.

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

5. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.
(a) Adding machines.
(b) Ink pens.
(c) Watches.
(d) Fur coats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Allen Ginsberg born?

2. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

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

4. The Beat Generation started off in what city?

5. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.

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