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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Persians"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Aeschylos.

2. "Lecture on Nothing" was written in a format where there are how many measures in each line?
(a) Three measures.
(b) Five measures.
(c) Four measures.
(d) Two measures.

3. What city was Cage in when he learned that the burning questions among students were "Where are we going?" and "What are we doing?"
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Brooklyn.

4. Cage recalls that one of Robert Rauschenberg's paintings was destroyed by what animal?
(a) Rat.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

5. Who asked Cage to accompany her to a party to which he was not invited?
(a) Sonya Sekula.
(b) Pia Fries.
(c) Berta Huguenin.
(d) Annemarie Schwarzenbach.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what year?

2. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage says Bonnie Bird had danced with whom?

3. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls asking if there was music played during meetings of what religion?

4. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author gets the audience to stop asking questions by answering with how many standardized answers?

5. Dr. Suzuki said after studying zen, men are men and mountains are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cage say on the subject of poetry in "Lecture on Nothing"?

2. What happened when Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and asked the hostess for rum to drink?

3. What does Cage say about the form of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?"

4. In the fourth layer of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?", what does Cage say about moving into the field of experience and being?

5. What does Cage say about classical ballet?

6. Why did Vera Williams' children cry when she served them mushrooms on their steak?

7. In the third layer of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?", what does Cage say about where "we are going"?

8. How did Cage come to be in possession of a coat belonging to Ms. Reis?

9. How does Cage avoid being psychoanalyzed?

10. How does Cage think an evolution of music due to percussion instruments will affect dancers and choreographers?

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