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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre of art influenced Cage?
(a) Dada.
(b) Minimalism.
(c) Victorian Revival.
(d) New Realism.

2. What item of clothing did Cage wear to visit the dentist, which the dentist asked him to remove?
(a) Tennis shoes.
(b) A hat.
(c) A tie.
(d) A jacket.

3. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?
(a) Swami Vivekananda.
(b) Sri Ramakrishna.
(c) Sri Chandrashekarendra.
(d) Sai Baba .

4. In "45' for a Speaker" Cage says one danger for the magnetic tape is what type of music?
(a) Organ.
(b) Violin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Banjo.

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says if America had Festivals of Contemporary Music, it would look awake like what continent?
(a) Africa.
(b) Australia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cage recall taking eight children to a zoo?

2. Who translated "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" into another language?

3. What school did Merce Cunningham attend when he met Cage?

4. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment at what time?

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls once when he thought he was going East, but he was really going in what direction?

(see the answer key)

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