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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the city of Rotterdam, cited in Corso's "Vision of Rotterdam"?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Netherlands.

2. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?
(a) Jonny Moriarty.
(b) Cody Pomeray.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

3. Upon which Beat writer was The Dharma Bums based?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Neal Cassady.
(c) Michael McClure.
(d) Gary Snyder

4. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.
(a) Liberation.
(b) Money.
(c) America.
(d) Death.

5. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Hart Kennedy.
(b) Albert Ancke.
(c) Paul Hobbes.
(d) Gene Pasternak.

6. In the second excerpt from On the Road, where are the two main characters initially?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) California.
(d) Nebraska.

7. Which is the first of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poems featured in Some San Francisco Renaissance Poets Part One?
(a) "America."
(b) "Coney Island of the Mind."
(c) "Lost Highway."
(d) "Dog."

8. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.
(a) Adding machines.
(b) Ink pens.
(c) Fur coats.
(d) Watches.

9. When was Philip Whalen born?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1920.

10. What is the name of the West Coast literary revolution which was heralded largely by the Six Gallery reading?
(a) West Coast School of Poetry.
(b) San Francisco Six.
(c) San Francisco Renaissance.
(d) California Renaissance.

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

12. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?
(a) Gary Sneider.
(b) Cody Pomeray.
(c) Jack Duluoz.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

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

14. In "One Thousand Fearful Words for Fidel Castro," Ferlinghetti is convinced that Castro's cause is ___________.
(a) Insane.
(b) Just.
(c) Powerless.
(d) Evil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Neal Cassady's unfinished autobiography?

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

3. Who is the author of the poem "A Berry Feast"?

4. What were the charges brought against the poem "Howl"?

5. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.

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