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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where is Amiri Baraka from?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Sacramento, California.

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

7. Where did Diane DiPrima attend college before dropping out to become a poet?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Swarthmore College.
(d) Columbia University.

8. Who is the author of the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) Diane DiPrima.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Philip Whalen.

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

10. Who is the author of "Poet of the Streets"?
(a) Diane DiPrima.
(b) Tuli Kupferberg.
(c) Jack Micheline.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

11. Frank O'Hara was a key member of what literary circle?
(a) New School of Poetry.
(b) New York School of Poetry.
(c) Beat West Coast.
(d) San Francisco Renaissance.

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

13. Who is the author of "I Have Given Fair Warning"?
(a) Diane DiPrima.
(b) Philip Whalen.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Philip Lamantia.

14. What former wife of Neal Cassady wrote about her experiences with Cassady and other beats in "Off the Road"?
(a) Marie Cassady.
(b) Carolyn Cassady.
(c) Anne Cassady.
(d) Jennifer Cassady.

15. What band did Tuli Kupferberg co-found?
(a) The Fugs.
(b) The Mailmen.
(c) The Pogues.
(d) The Pixies.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" describes a wild experience in __________.

2. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

3. Amiri Baraka studied at what university?

4. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?

5. What was the name of Gary Snyder's father?

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