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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cage's essay, Erik Satie said he was tired of dying of what?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) The flu.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Lung cancer.

2. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

3. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was completed it what year?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1961.

4. A member of what Greek organization accused Cage of believing art follows science?
(a) Sigma Chi.
(b) Alpha Omega Theta.
(c) Phi Beta Kappa.
(d) Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

5. In what year did Cage and Merce Cunningham begin working together?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said he loves philosophical debates because no one wins?

2. 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?

3. What group asked Cage whether the American avant-garde followed the same direction as the European one?

4. In "45' for a Speaker," Cage compares listening to Christian Wolff's music to suddenly doing what?

5. In "45' for a Speaker," Cage says a trip from where he is to what country is a complex series of experiences?

(see the answer key)

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