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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The poem "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" describes a wild experience in __________.
(a) Californa.
(b) Mexico.
(c) New York.
(d) Canada.

4. In what year does William Burroughs Junior go to visit his father in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1958.

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

6. What is "tea" in reference to in the poem "A Poem for the Tea Heads"?
(a) Benzedrine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Opium.

7. Which cited Bob Dylan song asks when African Americans will be free?
(a) "Hard Rain."
(b) "Lay Lady Lay."
(c) "Tarantula."
(d) "Blowin' in the Wind."

8. Which poem of Amiri Baraka's describes the black music scene in Newark in the early 1960s?
(a) "Three Laments."
(b) "In Memory of Radio."
(c) "Way Out West."
(d) "The Screamers."

9. Where was Bob Kaufman born?
(a) St. Petersburg, Russia.
(b) Baton Rouge, Lousiana.
(c) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

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

11. What newsletter was created by Diane DiPrima and LeRoi Jones?
(a) "Yeti."
(b) "Beat Reader."
(c) "Free Man."
(d) "Floating Bear."

12. Who developed the "cut-up" method of writing used by William S. Burroughs?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Brion Gysin.
(d) Ray Bremser.

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

14. Which poem of Peter Orlovsky's is included in the anthology?
(a) "Song."
(b) "Lepers Cry."
(c) "Lover Cry."
(d) "Lament Lament."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dinners and Nightmares," the author describes mashed potatoes and tomato sauce, which is referred to as _____________.

2. When was Diane DiPrima born?

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

4. Where was Tuli Kupferberg from?

5. What band did Tuli Kupferberg co-found?

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