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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Dinners and Nightmares"?
(a) Carolyn Cassady.
(b) Diane DiPrima.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

2. "Poem from Jail" discusses the necessity of banning ____________.
(a) Pornography.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) Religion.
(d) Communism.

3. Where was Bob Kaufman born?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(c) St. Petersburg, Russia.
(d) Baton Rouge, Lousiana.

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

5. What poem by Ray Bremser is included in the text?
(a) "Funny Lotus Blues..."
(b) "The Lament."
(c) "Behind Beat Bars."
(d) "Beat Tomorrow."

6. In which song does Bob Dylan write about trying to get his piano fixed by a lazy, unionized piano tuner?
(a) "Tarantula."
(b) "Hard Rain."
(c) "Lay Lady Lady."
(d) "Blowin' in the Wind."

7. Where was Ray Bremser born?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) New Orleans, LA.
(d) Jersey City, NJ.

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

9. Who is the author of the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Diane DiPrima.
(b) Philip Whalen.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Gregory Corso.

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

11. What was Amiri Baraka's birth name?
(a) Leroy James.
(b) Allen Smith.
(c) Marcus Frances.
(d) LeRoi Jones.

12. Whom did Charles Bukowski write an article about meeting shortly before his death in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) William S. Burroughs.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Neal Cassady.

13. What newsletter was created by Diane DiPrima and LeRoi Jones?
(a) "Free Man."
(b) "Beat Reader."
(c) "Floating Bear."
(d) "Yeti."

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

15. Which cited Bob Dylan song asks when African Americans will be free?
(a) "Tarantula."
(b) "Blowin' in the Wind."
(c) "Hard Rain."
(d) "Lay Lady Lay."

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ray Bremser born?

2. In the poem "Les Luths," Frank O'Hara writes of wondering what _______________ is doing.

3. When did Amiri Baraka adopt his current name?

4. Where did Gary Snyder attend college?

5. What band did Tuli Kupferberg co-found?

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