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

2. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Rutgers.
(d) Columbia.

3. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.
(a) Hermaphrodite.
(b) Zoologist.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Housewife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was Allen Ginsberg born?

3. When was Gregory Corso born?

4. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?

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

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