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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. Where was Michael McClure born?
(a) Marysville, Kansas.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Ft. Wayne, Kentucky.
(d) Jackson, Mississippi.

2. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

3. In what year did Neal Cassady die?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1968.

4. How old was Neal Cassady when his parents divorced?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

5. Whose death is "Thou Shalt Not Kill" written in mourning of?
(a) Dylan Thomas.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Walt Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Allen Ginsberg's father's name?

2. Where was Lew Welch born?

3. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?

4. Where did the Six Gallery reading take place?

5. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?

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