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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ginsberg compares people to which of the following?
(a) Sunflowers.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Songs.
(d) Meteors.

2. Ginsberg sees what in humankind?
(a) Downfall.
(b) Promise.
(c) Regeneration.
(d) Sadness.

3. Ginsberg supports the concept of _________________.
(a) The Koran.
(b) The Golden Rule.
(c) The Bill of Rights.
(d) Public education.

4. Which is a theme in Ginsberg's column?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Communism.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

5. According to Ginsberg, one can attain happiness though which of the following?
(a) Money.
(b) Designer clothes.
(c) Choice.
(d) Social position.

6. What was Ginsberg's first name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Carl.
(c) Jack.
(d) Allen.

7. The friend equates what to the item?
(a) Glory.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Birth.
(d) Sadness.

8. In what city did Ginsberg live?
(a) Paterson.
(b) Newark.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Chicago.

9. What profession does this person practice?
(a) Farmworker.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Dramatist.

10. What did Solomon do for a living?
(a) Sanitation worker.
(b) Painter.
(c) Unemployed.
(d) Writer.

11. Ginsberg refers to which live object?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Trees.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Flowers.

12. Which is the name of the mythical river mentioned in the poem?
(a) Tigris.
(b) Cocytus.
(c) Acheron.
(d) Lethe.

13. Ginsberg visited Solomon in which city?
(a) Rochester.
(b) Utica.
(c) Paterson.
(d) Albany.

14. Ginsberg sees a need for which of the following?
(a) Reflection.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Self-control.
(d) Education.

15. Who is Charon?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Ferryman.
(c) God.
(d) Ginsberg's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg fantasizes about being a _____________.

2. The friend refers to the item as a ____________.

3. One of the main themes in the poem is __________.

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

5. Which movement is pervading America according to Solomon?

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