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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. Who is Jack Kerouac known as in On the Road?
(a) Sal Paradisio.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Jack Duluoz.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

2. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?
(a) Jack Duluoz.
(b) Cody Pomeray.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Carlo Marx.

3. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?
(a) Chicago, IL.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Princeton, NJ.
(d) Patterson, NJ.

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

5. "Kaddish" is a poem about the life and death of whom?
(a) Naomi Ginsberg.
(b) Sarah Ginsberg.
(c) Alexis Ginsberg.
(d) Natalie Ginsberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.

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

3. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?

4. When did Allen Ginsberg begin attending Columbia University?

5. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?

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