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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Herbert Huncke, John Clellon Holmes, Carl Solomon, and Gregory Corso.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Albert Ancke.
(b) Hart Kennedy.
(c) David Stofsky.
(d) Paul Hobbes.

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

3. When did Allen Ginsberg begin attending Columbia University?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1947.

4. The Beat Generation started off in what city?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

5. What excerpt of Gregory Corso's questions what it means to be Beat and if there is even such a thing?
(a) "Song of a Generation."
(b) "Bomb."
(c) "Variations on a Generation."
(d) "Marriage."

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?

2. In the second excerpt from On the Road, where are the two main characters initially?

3. Where was Jack Kerouac born?

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

5. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?

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