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

2. What is the name of the girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?
(a) Catalina.
(b) Marie.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Mardou.

3. Where did Allen Ginsberg move in the 1950s?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) Berkeley, CA.
(c) Big Sur, CA.
(d) Sacramento, CA.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Allen Ginsberg's father's name?

2. What is Allen Ginsberg's most famous work?

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

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

5. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?

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