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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dr. Suzuki eat at dinner while everyone ate curries?
(a) Rice.
(b) Bread pudding.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Raw fruits and vegetables.

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

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

4. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1943.

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

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

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

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

9. What university published Cage's book of lectures and essays?
(a) Parsons.
(b) Yale.
(c) Sarah Lawrence.
(d) Wesleyan.

10. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

11. In what year was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" first published?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1939.

12. Who did Erik Satie describe as stupid and weak, according to Cage's essay on him?
(a) His former mentor.
(b) God.
(c) His father.
(d) Cage.

13. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?
(a) Method.
(b) Material.
(c) Structure.
(d) Form.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what year?

2. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie was told he would "see" when he was how old?

3. 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?

4. In what year did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?

5. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what city?

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