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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. In what year was John Clellon Holmes born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1926.

2. How many children did Neal Cassady's mother have before meeting his father?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

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

4. In his letters to Kerouac, whom does Cassady write that he has been sleeping with, but her mother doesn't like him?
(a) Mary.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Joan.
(d) Patricia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Kaddish" is a poem about the life and death of whom?

2. When was Rotterdam bombed by the Nazis?

3. Who is the author of the poem "A Berry Feast"?

4. When was Philip Whalen born?

5. What is the first excerpted selection of Gregory Corso's in the text?

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