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25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. When was Jack Kerouac born?
a) 1910
b) 1922
c) 1927
d) 1932

2. Which novel by Jack Kerouac is considered a defining work of the Beat Generation?
a) “On the Road”
b) “The Dharma Bums”
c) “Big Sur”
d) “Desolation Angels”

3. What was the name of the protagonist in “On the Road”?
a) Dean Moriarty
b) Sal Paradise
c) Carlo Marx25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET
d) Ray Smith

4. Which literary technique is often associated with Jack Kerouac’s writing style?
a) Stream of consciousness
b) Minimalism
c) Realism
d) Surrealism

5. In which city does the journey in “On the Road” primarily take place?
a) New York City
b) San Francisco
c) Denver
d) Chicago

6. What is the name of the sequel to “On the Road”?
a) “The Dharma Bums”
b) “Big Sur”
c) “Desolation Angels”25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET
d) “Visions of Cody”

7. Which of Kerouac’s novels is inspired by his experiences working as a fire lookout in the Cascade Mountains?
a) “The Dharma Bums”
b) “Big Sur”
c) “Desolation Angels”
d) “Visions of Gerard”

8. What was the title of Jack Kerouac’s first published novel?
a) “On the Road”
b) “The Town and the City”
c) “The Dharma Bums”
d) “Desolation Angels”

9. What is the central philosophy or ideology that Kerouac and his contemporaries advocated?
a) Existentialism
b) Transcendentalism
c) Beatnik
d) Zen Buddhism

10. Which character in “On the Road” is based on Neal Cassady?
a) Dean Moriarty
b) Sal Paradise
c) Carlo Marx25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET
d) Old Bull Lee

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11. In which year was “On the Road” first published?
a) 1947
b) 1951
c) 1957
d) 1960

12. What is the name of the protagonist in “The Dharma Bums”?
a) Ray Smith
b) Japhy Ryder
c) Sal Paradise
d) Dean Moriarty

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13. What style of jazz music was influential to Kerouac and other Beat writers?
a) Swing
b) Bebop
c) Dixieland
d) Cool jazz

14. Which of Kerouac’s novels is known for its portrayal of his Catholic upbringing and his relationship with his brother Gerard?
a) “The Town and the City”
b) “Visions of Gerard”
c) “Big Sur”
d) “Desolation Angels”

15. What is the title of the poem written by Jack Kerouac that was later adapted into a novel?
a) “Howl”
b) “Kaddish”
c) “Mexico City Blues”
d) “Visions of Cody”

16. What term did Jack Kerouac coin to describe the spontaneous prose writing style he employed?
a) Spontaneity
b) Beat prose
c) Jazz writing
d) Bop prosody

17. Which of Kerouac’s novels explores his experiences with Buddhism and meditation?
a) “On the Road”
b) “The Dharma Bums”25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET
c) “Big Sur”
d) “Desolation Angels”

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18. What is the name of the house where Kerouac wrote much of “On the Road”?
a) The Beat Hotel
b) The Cedar Tavern
c) The Caffe Cino
d) The Chelsea Hotel

19. What is the name of the character in “On the Road” who represents Allen Ginsberg?
a) Dean Moriarty
b) Carlo Marx
c) Old Bull Lee
d) Sal Paradise

20. Which of Kerouac’s novels reflects his struggles with fame and alcoholism?
a) “The Dharma Bums”
b) “Big Sur”
c) “Desolation Angels”
d) “Visions of Cody”

21. What is the significance of the term “beat” in the context of the Beat Generation?
a) It refers to beatnik culture.
b) It means exhausted or beaten down.
c) It signifies beatitude or blessedness.
d) It denotes the rhythm of jazz music.

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22. What role does Mexico play in Kerouac’s novel “On the Road”?
a) It is a destination for the characters’ road trip.
b) It is the home of the protagonist, Sal Paradise.
c) It serves as a place of spiritual retreat.
d) It is the setting for the novel’s climax.

23. Which of Kerouac’s novels is a fictionalized account of his time spent in the wilderness of Washington state?
a) “The Dharma Bums”
b) “Big Sur”25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET
c) “Desolation Angels”
d) “Visions of Cody”

24. Which character in “On the Road” is based on William S. Burroughs?
a) Old Bull Lee
b) Carlo Marx
c) Dean Moriarty
d) Sal Paradise

25. What literary device did Kerouac famously use in “On the Road” to convey a sense of urgency and spontaneity?
a) Rhyme scheme
b) Repetition
c) Spontaneous prose
d) Alliteration

Answers

1. c) 1927
2. a) “On the Road”
3. b) Sal Paradise
4. a) Stream of consciousness
5. a) New York City
6. c) “Desolation Angels”
7. c) “Desolation Angels”
8. b) “The Town and the City”
9. c) Beatnik25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET
10. a) Dean Moriarty
11. c) 1957
12. b) Japhy Ryder
13. b) Bebop
14. b) “Visions of Gerard”25+ MCQs on Jack Kerouac with Answers for UGC NET
15. c) “Mexico City Blues”
16. d) Bop prosody
17. b) “The Dharma Bums”
18. a) The Beat Hotel
19. b) Carlo Marx
20. b) “Big Sur”
21. c) It signifies beatitude or blessedness.
22. a) It is a destination for the characters’ road trip.
23. c) “Desolation Angels”
24. a) Old Bull Lee
25. c) Spontaneous prose