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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

3. Into what language was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" translated?
(a) Italian.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

4. What genre of art influenced Cage?
(a) Victorian Revival.
(b) New Realism.
(c) Dada.
(d) Minimalism.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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) Form.
(d) Material.

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

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

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

14. What religion influenced Cage?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Islam.

15. Who did Yun Kiang meet while rambling to the east?
(a) Hung Mung.
(b) Ming Yao.
(c) Kwang Tse.
(d) Kuong Chuo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?

3. What composer wrote "The Art of the Fugue"?

4. Cage presented "Lecture on Nothing" at a club on what street?

5. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?

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