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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what publication did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?
(a) Art News Annual.
(b) Art Report Annual.
(c) Art Report Yearly.
(d) Art News Yearly.

2. Who had 12 tones and governed the La Domaine Musicale, according to Cage's essay on Erik Satie?
(a) Pierre Boulez.
(b) Samuel Graham.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) Ronaldo Di Bucca.

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

4. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what publication?
(a) Musical Traditions.
(b) Nutida Musik.
(c) Critical Musicology Journal.
(d) Muzica Moderna.

5. In what year were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1958.

6. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie said who was not clumsy in his publicity?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bach.
(d) Cage.

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

8. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie was told he would "see" when he was how old?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 80.

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

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

11. What composer wrote "Intersection 3"?
(a) Christian Wolff.
(b) Earle Brown.
(c) Morton Feldman.
(d) Julius Eastman.

12. 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?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1939.

13. Who asked Cage why he did not give a conventional and informative lecture?
(a) Pam Ayres.
(b) Joanna Baillie.
(c) Elisaveta Bagryana.
(d) M. C. Richards.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What grade did Cage get in a college class the first time he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?

4. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed coins how many times?

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

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