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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ed Sanders born?
(a) New Hope, PA.
(b) Little Rock, AR.
(c) Kansas City, MO.
(d) Patterson, NJ.

2. With whom did Brenda Frazer travel to Mexico City in the 1960s?
(a) Ray Bremser.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) William S. Hunter.
(d) Neal Cassady.

3. Where was Lew Welch born?
(a) Phoenix, AZ.
(b) Los Angeles, CA.
(c) Lexington, KY.
(d) New York, NY.

4. The poem "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" describes a wild experience in __________.
(a) New York.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Californa.
(d) Canada.

5. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?
(a) Pan.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Dionysus.

6. Where is Diane DiPrima from?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) Sacramento, California.

7. Which poem of Peter Orlovsky's is included in the anthology?
(a) "Lepers Cry."
(b) "Song."
(c) "Lament Lament."
(d) "Lover Cry."

8. Which author wrote the poem "Smokey the Bear Sutra"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) Diane DiPrima.
(c) Philip Whalen.
(d) Gary Snyder.

9. Where did Diane DiPrima attend college before dropping out to become a poet?
(a) Swarthmore College.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Rutgers University.

10. When did Amiri Baraka adopt his current name?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1961.

11. Who wrote the poem "Nova Express"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) William S. Burroughs.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

12. In the poem "Les Luths," Frank O'Hara writes of wondering what _______________ is doing.
(a) Neal Cassady.
(b) Gary Snyder.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

13. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

14. "1001 Ways to Beat the Draft" was originally a _____________.
(a) Poem.
(b) Novel.
(c) Pamphlet.
(d) Visual art installment.

15. Which of the founders of Russian anarchism is referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Kropotkin.
(b) Krympotin.
(c) Vrostkin.
(d) Brygatin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

2. What kind of drivers does Gary Snyder refer to in "Night Highway Ninety-Nine"?

3. In which song does Bob Dylan write about trying to get his piano fixed by a lazy, unionized piano tuner?

4. Where was Ann Waldron born?

5. Where was Bob Kaufman born?

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