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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 the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Jack Duluoz.
(c) Gary Sneider.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

2. Where was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) Lowell, MA.
(b) San Jose, CA.
(c) San Francisco, CA.
(d) New York, NY.

3. In what year did Allen Ginsberg meet Neal Cassady?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1947.

4. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.
(a) America.
(b) Liberation.
(c) Death.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?

3. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?

4. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?

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

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