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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. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Hart Kennedy.
(b) Paul Hobbes.
(c) David Stofsky.
(d) Albert Ancke.

2. Where was Peter Orlovsky from?
(a) Lexington, KY.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Tuscon, AZ.
(d) Sacramento, CA.

3. Where did Allen Ginsberg move in the 1950s?
(a) Big Sur, CA.
(b) Berkeley, CA.
(c) Sacramento, CA.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

4. Where was Lew Welch born?
(a) Phoenix, AZ.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Los Angeles, CA.
(d) Lexington, KY.

5. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Philip Whalen.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Poem from Jail" discusses the necessity of banning ____________.

2. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?

3. How old was Neal Cassady when he was first arrested for theft?

4. When did Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and LeRoi Jones throw a party for the prison release of Ray Bremser?

5. Where did the Snyder family move when Gary was two years old?

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