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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Some San Francisco Renaissance Poets Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jack Kerouac's most famous novel?
(a) Visions of Cody.
(b) The Dharma Bums.
(c) Big Sur.
(d) On the Road.

2. The Beat Generation started off in what city?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New Orleans.

3. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.
(a) Fur coats.
(b) Adding machines.
(c) Ink pens.
(d) Watches.

4. When did Neal Cassady's parents divorce?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1942.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Six Gallery reading take place?

2. When was Philip Whalen born?

3. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?

4. What is Allen Ginsberg's most famous work?

5. Where is the city of Rotterdam, cited in Corso's "Vision of Rotterdam"?

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