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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem "Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) Philip Whalen.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Neal Cassady.

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

3. "Poem from Jail" discusses the necessity of banning ____________.
(a) Communism.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Religion.

4. Who wrote "Dinners and Nightmares"?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Diane DiPrima.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Carolyn Cassady.

5. Where was Tuli Kupferberg from?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

6. To whom was Brenda Frazer formerly married?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Ray Bremser.

7. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?
(a) Jessica Kerouac.
(b) Josephine Kerouac.
(c) Jan Kerouac.
(d) Michelle Kerouac.

8. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

9. When was Philip Lamantia born?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1913.

10. Albion is another name for what?
(a) Europe.
(b) Poetry.
(c) England.
(d) Tuna.

11. With whom did Brenda Frazer travel to Mexico City in the 1960s?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) William S. Hunter.
(c) Neal Cassady.
(d) Ray Bremser.

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

13. Where was Ray Bremser born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) New Orleans, LA.
(c) San Francisco, CA.
(d) Jersey City, NJ.

14. Who is the author of the poem "The Canticle of Jack Kerouac"?
(a) William S. Burroughs.
(b) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Neal Cassady.

15. When did Lew Welch enlist in the Army Air Corp?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. "1001 Ways to Beat the Draft" was originally a _____________.

2. Whom did Charles Bukowski write an article about meeting shortly before his death in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

3. Which poem of Diane DiPrima's is an attack on Gary Snyder's conception of women as mere carriers of children?

4. Who wrote the poem "Nova Express"?

5. Frank O'Hara was a key member of what literary circle?

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