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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. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?
(a) Peter Henderson.
(b) Peter Dexter.
(c) Paul Hobbes.
(d) Michael Dollen.

2. Where was Neal Cassady born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Salt Lake City, UT.
(c) Denver, CO.
(d) Los Angeles, NY.

3. Whom does Neal Cassady write about visiting in the hospital after a suicide attempt in his letters to Kerouac?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Joan.

4. What were the charges brought against the poem "Howl"?
(a) Violence.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Bigotry.
(d) Obscenity.

5. "A Supermarket in America" describes Ginsberg grocery shopping with a vision of whom?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Norman Mailer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack Kerouac's most famous novel?

2. Who is "Mr. Dullness" likely a reference to in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?

3. What newsletter was created by Diane DiPrima and LeRoi Jones?

4. Where did Diane DiPrima attend college before dropping out to become a poet?

5. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?

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