Beat Movement Quiz Three

This quiz is over the work of William Burroughs we have read and the week's lectures, eleven through fourteen. All the answers to the questions are in the novels or the lectures. Take the quiz and then click on submit when ready to send. Be sure to give your name and a valid email address. I will remove the quiz link no earlier than midnight Monday.

 

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(1) William Burroughs was once addicted to

food.
love.
heroin.
crystal meth.

 

(2) William Burroughs once cut off

his arm.
his toe.
a guy at the bar when he was a bartender.
his finger tip.

 

(3) William Burroughs grew up

poor.
in a New Mexico commune.
in New York.
in the midwest city of St. Louis.

 

(4) William Burrough's son's name was

Larry.
Wayne.
Billy.
John.

 

(5) William Burroughs argued that language

is needed to communicate.
"is better than body language."
made him a lot of money.
represents control and power.

 

(7) William Burroughs

killed his wife.
killed his brother.
was a convert to Catholicism.
never knew his mother.

 

(8) Dr. Benway is a character in

Junky.
"Howl."
Naked Lunch.
On The Road.

 

(9) What do the "latahs" do in Naked Lunch?

Lots of drugs.
Wage war.
Imitate anyone they encounter.
Pass out religious pamphlets.

 

(10) What is the value of taking quizzes like this quiz? Do you think I should make my quizzes more complicated and really get tough for the next Beat online class or should I just ditch them altogether?