The Beat Writers of the 1950s

question 120

Multiple Choice

The Beat writers of the 1950s

• A) praised rock 'n' roll as the music of a revolutionary generation.
• B) rejected the conventional world of the middle class.
• C) produced shallow, juvenile writings that had virtually no long-term significance.
• D) ended up leaving America for a self-imposed exile in Paris.

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