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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Some San Francisco Renaissance Poets Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. William Everson credits Rexroth with launching Beat poetry more so than whom?
(a) William S. Burroughs.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) William Carlos Williams.

3. In what year was Allen Ginsberg born?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1926.

4. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?
(a) On the Road.
(b) Big Sur.
(c) The Town and the City.
(d) The Dharma Bums.

5. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Cody Pomeray.
(c) Jack Duluoz.
(d) Carlo Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?

2. Whom did Neal Cassady marry in 1948?

3. When was Neal Cassady born?

4. When did the Six Gallery reading take place?

5. What word does Michael McClure frequently play with in "Peyote Poem"?

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