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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the founders of Russian anarchism is referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Brygatin.
(b) Kropotkin.
(c) Vrostkin.
(d) Krympotin.

4. How old was Neal Cassady when he was first arrested for theft?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Beat Generation started off in what city?

2. What poem of Brenda Frazer's is included in the anthology?

3. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?

4. Who "poofed into fat air" in the poem "Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975"?

5. What were the charges brought against the poem "Howl"?

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