- 1. In which novel did Jack Kerouac coin the term 'Beat Generation'?
A) On the Road
B) Big Sur
C) Dharma Bums
D) Desolation Angels
- 2. Which city served as an inspiration for much of Jack Kerouac's writing?
A) Miami
B) New York City
C) Chicago
D) Los Angeles
- 3. What year was Jack Kerouac's novel 'On the Road' first published?
A) 1972
B) 1957
C) 1965
D) 1943
- 4. What is the title of Jack Kerouac's semi-autobiographical novel about his experiences as a fire lookout in the 1950s?
A) Lonesome Traveler
B) Desolation Angels
C) The Subterraneans
D) Big Sur
- 5. Finish the title of Jack Kerouac's book: 'The Dharma ...'
A) Bums
B) Way
C) Journey
D) Tales
- 6. What nationality was Jack Kerouac's parents?
A) Italian
B) Irish
C) German
D) French-Canadian
- 7. What is the birthplace of Jack Kerouac?
A) Lowell, Massachusetts
B) Denver, Colorado
C) San Francisco, California
D) New York City, New York
- 8. What was the title of Jack Kerouac's first novel, published in 1950?
A) The Town and the City
B) Tristessa
C) Big Sur
D) Doctor Sax
- 9. Which of the following poets was a close friend of Jack Kerouac and a key figure in the Beat Generation movement?
A) T.S. Eliot
B) Pablo Neruda
C) Emily Dickinson
D) Allen Ginsberg
- 10. What religion was Jack Kerouac raised in as a child?
A) Catholicism
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Buddhism
- 11. Who directed the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel 'On the Road' in 2012?
A) Walter Salles
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Francis Ford Coppola
D) Martin Scorsese
- 12. Which university did Jack Kerouac briefly attend before dropping out?
A) Columbia University
B) Yale University
C) Stanford University
D) Harvard University
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