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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. Where did Allen Ginsberg move in the 1950s?
(a) Berkeley, CA.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) Sacramento, CA.
(d) Big Sur, CA.

2. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Computer.
(c) Locomotive.
(d) Rainbow.

3. Upon which Beat writer was The Dharma Bums based?
(a) Michael McClure.
(b) Neal Cassady.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Gary Snyder

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

5. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.
(a) Food.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Peace.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?

2. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.

3. In what year was Allen Ginsberg born?

4. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?

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

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