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

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

3. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Peyote.

4. What is the first excerpted selection of Gregory Corso's in the text?
(a) "Bomb."
(b) "I Am 25."
(c) "Vision at Rotterdam."
(d) "The Mad Yak."

5. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?
(a) The Herald Review.
(b) The Columbia Sun.
(c) The Princeton Review.
(d) The Lowell Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?

2. What excerpt of Gregory Corso's questions what it means to be Beat and if there is even such a thing?

3. Where was Jack Kerouac born?

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

5. Where did Jack Kerouac attend college?

(see the answer key)

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