Beat Generation Literature: The Whos and Whats of the Beat Generation Quiz
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Beat Generation Literature? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who is credited with coining the term Beat?
Jack Kerouac
Philip Whalen
William Burroughs
Allen Ginsberg
Q. What landmark poem was read at the Six Gallery Reading?
"The Berry Feast"
"Mountains and Rivers Without End"
"Howl"
1 and 3
Q. Which of the following is the poem Allen Ginsberg wrote about his mother?
"Howl"
"Kaddish"
"The Berry Feast"
none of the above
Q. Which author is credited as the father of American literary post-modernism?
Allen Ginsberg
Jack Kerouac
William Burroughs
Gregory Corso
Q. Which poem is arranged on the page illustrating the subject matter it addresses?
"Howl"
"Bomb"
"The Berry Feast"
"Gasoline"