1. According to Cage, it would be act of charity for people to do what when they come across Erik Satie's records?
(a) Give them as gifts.
(b) Steal them.
(c) Smash them.
(d) Buy them.

2. Who did Yun Kiang meet while rambling to the east?
(a) Kuong Chuo.
(b) Kwang Tse.
(c) Ming Yao.
(d) Hung Mung.

3. What male author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Kurt Vonnegut.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) Graham Greene.

4. Who is the author of "Essay on Rime"?
(a) Karl Shapiro.
(b) Andrea Del Gato.
(c) Jesse Simpson.
(d) Samuel Gallina.

5. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what year?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what year?

2. Who asked Cage why he did not give a conventional and informative lecture?

3. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?

4. What composer wrote "The Art of the Fugue"?

5. According to Cage's essay, Erik Satie said he was tired of dying of what?

(see the answer key)

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