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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. In what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1944.

2. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?
(a) Moloch.
(b) Malachai.
(c) Michael.
(d) Dostai.

3. When did Herbert Huncke meet William S. Burroughs?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1944.

4. Where is the city of Rotterdam, cited in Corso's "Vision of Rotterdam"?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) France.

5. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?
(a) Mark Patterson.
(b) Adam Schwartz.
(c) Michael Orlovsky.
(d) Peter Orlovsky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?

3. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.

4. In what year was the novel Go published?

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

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