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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. In his letters to Kerouac, whom does Cassady write that he has been sleeping with, but her mother doesn't like him?
(a) Mary.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Joan.
(d) Patricia.

2. In what year did Allen Ginsberg meet Neal Cassady?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1942.

3. Whom did Charles Bukowski write an article about meeting shortly before his death in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) William S. Burroughs.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Neal Cassady.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

4. Where did Carl Soloman meet Allen Ginsberg?
(a) A zoo.
(b) An art opening.
(c) A mental institution.
(d) Prison.

5. What was Allen Ginsberg's father's name?
(a) Louis.
(b) Carlo.
(c) Mark.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excerpt of Gregory Corso's questions what it means to be Beat and if there is even such a thing?

2. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.

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

4. Where is Diane DiPrima from?

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

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