Question 1
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.
Question 2
The roots of 1950s rock 'n' roll music lay in
a. early jazz.
b. folk songs.
c. Indian war songs.
d. African American rhythm-and-blues.