The Portable Beat Reader Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Portable Beat Reader Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?
(a) Jonny Moriarty.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

2. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?
(a) Satchmo.
(b) Thelonius Monk.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Charlie Parker.

3. Where was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) San Jose, CA.
(c) Lowell, MA.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

4. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?
(a) Michael Orlovsky.
(b) Adam Schwartz.
(c) Peter Orlovsky.
(d) Mark Patterson.

5. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?
(a) The Dharma Bums.
(b) Big Sur.
(c) The Town and the City.
(d) On the Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?

2. In what year did Allen Ginsberg meet Neal Cassady?

3. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.

4. The Beat Generation started off in what city?

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

(see the answer key)

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