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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. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?
(a) Paul Hobbes.
(b) Peter Dexter.
(c) Peter Henderson.
(d) Michael Dollen.

2. In what year was the novel Go published?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1955.

3. In "One Thousand Fearful Words for Fidel Castro," Ferlinghetti is convinced that Castro's cause is ___________.
(a) Evil.
(b) Powerless.
(c) Just.
(d) Insane.

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

5. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?
(a) Peter Henderson.
(b) Hart Kennedy.
(c) Albert Ancke.
(d) Paul Hobbes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Jack Kerouac attend college?

3. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

4. Where was Gary Snyder born?

5. In what year does Jack Kerouac meet Neal Cassady?

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