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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What composer wrote "Klavierstücke XI"?
(a) Manuel de Falla.
(b) Ottorino Respighi.
(c) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(d) Nikolai Medtner.

2. "Imaginary Landscape No. 4" was written for how many radios?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

3. Cage recalls going to the Bolshoi Ballet with whom?
(a) Arnold Schoenberg.
(b) Erik Satie.
(c) David Tudor.
(d) M. C. Richards.

4. What country did Cage's dad falsely say the family would visit?
(a) France.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Japan.
(d) New Zealand.

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

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

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

8. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what journal?
(a) The Shark's Tooth.
(b) The Tiger's Eye.
(c) The Crow's Beak.
(d) The Lion's Paw.

9. What was the occupation of the person Cage thanks at the end of his foreword?
(a) Sound mixer.
(b) Bank teller.
(c) Professor of music.
(d) Radio disc jockey.

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

11. Who does Cage thank at the end of his foreword?
(a) Richard K. Winslow.
(b) Ernest Bloch.
(c) Leonard Bernstein.
(d) Benjamin Britten.

12. "The Future of Music: Credo" was first printed to accompany a recording from whom?
(a) John Helen.
(b) George Avakian.
(c) Samuel Sawnee.
(d) Adam White.

13. When is Cage's foreword dated?
(a) April 1958.
(b) July 1962.
(c) June 1961.
(d) May 1959.

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

15. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?
(a) Method.
(b) Structure.
(c) Material.
(d) Form.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Experimental Music" first printed?

2. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie said who was not clumsy in his publicity?

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

4. Yun Kiang met a man who acted like what animal?

5. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?

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