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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1946.

3. How long had Erik Satie been dead when Cage wrote an essay about him?
(a) Over 10 years.
(b) Over 30 years.
(c) Over 50 years.
(d) Over 100 years.

4. In what state was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

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

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

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

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

9. Cage presented "Lecture on Nothing" at a club on what street?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Eleventh.
(d) Tenth.

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

11. What was Cage's wife's name?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Xenia.
(c) Sonia.
(d) Fiona.

12. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be controlled or not, as one chooses"?
(a) Form.
(b) Material.
(c) Structure.
(d) Method.

13. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?
(a) Webern.
(b) Pousseur.
(c) Schubert.
(d) Butor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What female author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?

3. What is different about the type Cage uses for "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?

4. Who is the author of "Essay on Rime"?

5. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?

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