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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 grow up?
(a) Patterson, NJ.
(b) Princeton, NJ.
(c) Chicago, IL.
(d) New York, NY.

2. When was Gregory Corso born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1930.

3. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Money.
(c) A ring.
(d) Crystal.

4. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Jonny Moriarty.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

5. Where did Carl Soloman meet Allen Ginsberg?
(a) A mental institution.
(b) Prison.
(c) An art opening.
(d) A zoo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Jack Kerouac attend college?

(see the answer key)

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