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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Beatnik Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.
(a) Housewife.
(b) Zoologist.
(c) Hermaphrodite.
(d) Fisherman.

2. When did Neal Cassady move to New York and meet Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1945.

3. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.
(a) Peyote.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

4. When was Diane DiPrima born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1939.

5. What is the dog looking at questioningly in the poem "Dog"?
(a) A flower.
(b) A telephone.
(c) A gramophone.
(d) A rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Allen Ginsberg begin attending Columbia University?

2. When did Herbert Huncke meet William S. Burroughs?

3. Who opened the City Lights Bookstore?

4. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?

5. Where was Ed Sanders born?

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