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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. When did Amiri Baraka adopt his current name?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1959.

2. What poem by Ray Bremser is included in the text?
(a) "Behind Beat Bars."
(b) "Beat Tomorrow."
(c) "Funny Lotus Blues..."
(d) "The Lament."

3. What is Jack Kerouac's most famous novel?
(a) The Dharma Bums.
(b) Visions of Cody.
(c) Big Sur.
(d) On the Road.

4. In "Tales of Beatnik Glory," William Burroughs Junior writes about his experiences visiting his father in _______________.
(a) Big Sur.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) Tangiers.

5. Which "beat" term refers to a person who is ignorant of or uninterested in current fads, ideas, manners, tastes, etc.?
(a) Boring.
(b) Square.
(c) Unhip.
(d) Base.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

2. Where was Michael McClure born?

3. According to Norman Mailer's "The White Negro," to avoid conformity, hipsters adopted the styles of ______ who were kept out of mainstream American culture by force.

4. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?

5. Where did Carl Soloman meet Allen Ginsberg?

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