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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) Pomona College.
(b) Palo Alto College.
(c) Black Lake College.
(d) California State University.

2. What is different about the type Cage uses for "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?
(a) No punctuation is used.
(b) The font changes half way through.
(c) It is large.
(d) It is small.

3. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into another language by whom?
(a) Marcel Connor.
(b) Carlos Hernandez.
(c) Frederick Goldbeck.
(d) John Mansell.

4. What would Cage rather do than write about Erik Satie?
(a) Grab a drink with friends.
(b) Work on his music.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Gather mushrooms.

5. Who said he loves philosophical debates because no one wins?
(a) David Tudor.
(b) Dr. Suzuki.
(c) Meister Eckhardt.
(d) Arnold Schoenberg.

6. Who wrote "Psychology--never again"?
(a) Wolfram von Eschenbach.
(b) Christa Wolf.
(c) Gero von Wilpert.
(d) Franz Kafka.

7. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?
(a) Julius Eastman.
(b) Morton Feldman.
(c) Christian Wolff.
(d) Earle Brown.

8. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "content, the continuity"?
(a) Structure.
(b) Material.
(c) Form.
(d) Method.

9. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1940.

10. When was "Experimental Music" first printed?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1947.

11. Who said, "John, I dearly love you, but I can't bear another minute"?
(a) Louise Bourgeois.
(b) Lee Bontecou.
(c) Romaine Brooks..
(d) Jeanne Reynal.

12. Who wrote "Quantitaten"?
(a) Bo Nilsson.
(b) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(c) Pierre Boulez.
(d) Ottorino Respighi.

13. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?
(a) Form.
(b) Material.
(c) Structure.
(d) Method.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Erik Satie describe as stupid and weak, according to Cage's essay on him?

3. A portion of "Composition as Process--3: Communication" was published in what publication?

4. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?

5. Cage and his wife moved to New York from where?

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