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What did the beat generation and rock & roll have in common?
  1. Both resisted 1950s conformity.
  2. Both fought for racial equality.
  3. Both movements were defined by the music they left behind.
  4. Both were intensely nationalistic.
Explanation
Answer: A - Both movements resisted 1950s conformity. Rock & roll that sounds tame to modern ears was considered raucous in the 1950s, and the literature left behind by the beats is unmistakably hostile to the middle-class lifestyle.
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