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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: In Back of the Real.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was very important to Ginsberg?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Travel.
(c) Women.
(d) Education.

2. HOWL can be seen as a plea for ______________.
(a) Help.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Retribution.
(d) Brotherly love.

3. With what might one become obsessed?
(a) Angels.
(b) Madness.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Drugs.

4. Who does Ginsberg look to as a father figure and teacher?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Mother.
(c) Rabbi.
(d) Whitman.

5. The author is not _____________.
(a) Well known.
(b) Confused.
(c) Rich.
(d) Gay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe the racks?

2. What was Ginsberg's first name?

3. In what city did Ginsberg live?

4. People are described as being ____________.

5. Many institutions believe that ___ was/were the answer.

(see the answer key)

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