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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Beatnik Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frank O'Hara was a key member of what literary circle?
(a) Beat West Coast.
(b) San Francisco Renaissance.
(c) New School of Poetry.
(d) New York School of Poetry.

2. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?
(a) Ares.
(b) Pan.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Zeus.

3. Who is the author of "I Have Given Fair Warning"?
(a) Philip Whalen.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Diane DiPrima.
(d) Philip Lamantia.

4. Where is Amiri Baraka from?
(a) Sacramento, California.
(b) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

5. Where was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) San Jose, CA.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) Lowell, MA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Six Gallery reading take place?

2. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.

3. Where was Peter Orlovsky from?

4. When was Philip Whalen born?

5. Where was Michael McClure born?

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