WorksheetsThis is the Beat Generation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
In which time did the Beat Generation emerge?
1900-1920
1920-1935
1950-1960
1960-1970
All of the following are Beat Poets, except...
Gregory Corso
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
T.S. Elliot
Allen Ginsburg
William Burroughs
Why did these revolutionary poets adopt the name "The Beats?" What do they mean by "beat?" (check all that apply)
Defeated, tired
Violent
Rhythmic
Beatific: Seeking spiritual peace
Hammering
He would rather eat a tender cow
than a tough policeman
though either might do
And he goes past the Romeo Ravioli Factory
and past Coit's Tower
and past Congressman Doyle
He's afraid of Coit's tower
but he's not afraid of Congressman Doyle
This excerpt from "Dog" by Lawrence Ferlingetti best shows which of the following themes common to the Beats?
Alienation from mainstream society
Freedom and independence
Criticism of racial inequality
Innocent imagery used to convey rebellious ideas
He would rather eat a tender cow
than a tough policeman
though either might do
And he goes past the Romeo Ravioli Factory
and past Coit's Tower
and past Congressman Doyle
He's afraid of Coit's tower
but he's not afraid of Congressman Doyle
What style of Beat poetry is BEST expressed in this passage? (click all correct answers)
Enjambment
Complex rhyme scheme
Reference to specific people and places
Personification
Stream of consciousness
What was the main cause of the repressive and conformist political climate of the 1950s?
Concern that Nazis would resume power in Germany
Fear of Communism spreading in America
Racism against African Americans
Vast expansion of new products, which led to consumerism
What city became the main home of the Beat movement? (Hint: Ferlinghetti's book store is located here)
New York
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Which religion became a fascination for many Beat poets?
Zen Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
The Beat spirit was not only reflected by literature, but by what kind of music?
Rock 'n Roll
Classical
Jazz
Country & Western
Only the most bitter among them would call their reality a nightmare and protest that they have indeed lost something, the future. For ever since they were old enough to imagine one, that has been in jeopardy anyway. The absence of personal and social values is to them, not a revelation shaking the ground beneath them, but a problem demanding a day-to-day solution.
This passage from John Clellon Holmes' "This is the Beat Generation" characterizes Beats as HOPEFUL / HOPELESS, because...
(choose one, and complete this sentence in your own words)
