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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. When did Neal Cassady move to New York and meet Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1945.

2. Albion is another name for what?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Europe.
(c) Poetry.
(d) England.

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

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

5. When did Neal Cassady's parents divorce?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem by Ray Bremser is included in the text?

2. "1001 Ways to Beat the Draft" was originally a _____________.

3. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

4. What were the charges brought against the poem "Howl"?

5. In what year was the novel Go published?

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