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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

2. Who asked Cage to discuss his "Music of Changes"?
(a) Luciano Berio.
(b) Wolfgang Steinecke.
(c) Franco Evangelisti.
(d) Henri Pousseur.

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

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

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

6. Cage recalls his Aunt Marge saying she loved what more than her husband?
(a) Her washing machine.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her television.
(d) Her car.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

14. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Palo Alto.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "Experimental Music" first printed?

3. Who translated "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" into another language?

4. What composer wrote "Intersection 3"?

5. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?

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