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

2. To whom was Brenda Frazer formerly married?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Ray Bremser.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Bob Dylan.

3. Where was Gary Snyder born?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) San Francisco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

2. Which is the first of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poems featured in Some San Francisco Renaissance Poets Part One?

3. William Everson credits Rexroth with launching Beat poetry more so than whom?

4. Where did the Six Gallery reading take place?

5. What band did Tuli Kupferberg co-found?

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