The Counterculture

Question 1

The Beats of the 1950s were a group of influential

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writers.

Question 2

What nicknames were given to supporters of the Vietnam War and those in opposition of it?

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hawks and doves, respectively

Question 3

The term “counterculture” refers to a group of people who

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have different values from mainstream society.

Question 4

Members of the 1960s counterculture movement were often called

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hippies.

Question 5

In the 1960s, many members of the counterculture movement expressed their beliefs about property by

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living in communes with shared possessions.

Question 6

Who was a popular musician and part of the 1960s countercultural movement?

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Jimi Hendrix

Question 7

Which idea from the 1950s inspired the counterculture movement of the 1960s?

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an interest in travel and wanderlust

Question 8

In the 1960s, people across the United States were exposed to the counterculture through

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mass media.

Question 9

The student movement that began at the University of California at Berkeley in 1964

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addressed free speech and students’ rights.

Question 10

most

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had begun to question the cost of the Vietnam War.

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