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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three Commentators on the Beat Generation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?
(a) The Herald Review.
(b) The Columbia Sun.
(c) The Lowell Sun.
(d) The Princeton Review.

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

3. Who is Jack Kerouac known as in On the Road?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Sal Paradisio.
(d) Jack Duluoz.

4. The Beat Generation started off in what city?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Paris.

5. What poem of Brenda Frazer's is included in the anthology?
(a) "Poem to Lee Forest."
(b) "Thirteen Nightmares."
(c) "Lament, Lament."
(d) "Unlisted Characters."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?

2. When was Philip Whalen born?

3. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?

4. When was Amiri Baraka born?

5. What is Allen Ginsberg's most famous work?

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