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

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

3. When did the Six Gallery reading take place?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1950.

4. Upon which Beat writer was The Dharma Bums based?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Neal Cassady.
(c) Gary Snyder
(d) Michael McClure.

5. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Peyote.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?

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

3. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?

4. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?

5. What is the title of Neal Cassady's unfinished autobiography?

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