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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 Jack Kerouac born?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1925.

2. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) The Spanish War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War III.

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

4. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?
(a) Jack Duluoz.
(b) Gary Sneider.
(c) Cody Pomeray.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "A Supermarket in America" describes Ginsberg grocery shopping with a vision of whom?

2. How many children did Neal Cassady's mother have before meeting his father?

3. Where was Michael McClure born?

4. Whom did Neal Cassady marry in 1948?

5. Neal Cassady's moniker in "Visions of Cody" was Cody ______________.

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