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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. Which of the founders of Russian anarchism is referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Brygatin.
(b) Krympotin.
(c) Vrostkin.
(d) Kropotkin.

2. What was Amiri Baraka's birth name?
(a) Leroy James.
(b) LeRoi Jones.
(c) Allen Smith.
(d) Marcus Frances.

3. Who is the author of the poem "A Berry Feast"?
(a) Gary Snyder.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Carlos Williams.
(d) Michael McClure.

4. Where was Gregory Corso born?
(a) Sacramento, CA.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Portland, OR.
(d) Boston, MA.

5. At which college did John Wieners study poetry?
(a) NYU.
(b) Remington College.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Black Mountain College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

2. What is the name of the girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?

3. Who is the author of the poem "The Canticle of Jack Kerouac"?

4. Who conceived the Six Gallery reading?

5. In what year does William Burroughs Junior go to visit his father in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

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