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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Cage to read the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna"?
(a) A day.
(b) A year.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

2. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 5th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

3. According to Cage, what was the method for bringing about unpredictability?
(a) R-Ching.
(b) A-Ching.
(c) L-Ching.
(d) I-Ching.

4. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what city?
(a) Athens.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Venice.
(d) Milan.

5. Cage says he remembered Robert Rauschenberg's black paintings from what state?
(a) California.
(b) Montana.
(c) Idaho.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?

2. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was completed it what month?

3. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?

4. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author recalls the way in which he convinced a sound technician that he sounded like whom?

5. How long had Erik Satie been dead when Cage wrote an essay about him?

(see the answer key)

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