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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment at what time?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 9 a.m.

2. In what year did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1953.

3. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author recalls the way in which he convinced a sound technician that he sounded like whom?
(a) Mondrian.
(b) David Tudor.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Bach.

4. Cage recalls that one of Robert Rauschenberg's paintings was destroyed by what animal?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Rat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

5. What is the name of the type of Robert Rauschenberg work that involves multiplicity and cannot be rolled up?
(a) Link.
(b) Merge.
(c) Combine.
(d) Alloy.

6. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says Hidalgo has gone where?
(a) To Liverpool.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To London.
(d) To Rome.

7. Dr. Suzuki said after studying zen, men are men and mountains are what?
(a) Gods.
(b) Hills.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Men.

8. Cage attended but was not invited to a party at what family's home?
(a) The Callahans.
(b) The Reises.
(c) The Johnsons.
(d) The Andersons.

9. In "45' for a Speaker," Cage compares listening to Christian Wolff's music to suddenly doing what?
(a) Sneezing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Falling asleep.
(d) Laughing.

10. In what city did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Leeds.
(c) Bristol.
(d) London.

11. Cage commissioned a school's P.E. department to play his music to accompany what?
(a) Cross country races.
(b) Aquatic ballet performances.
(c) Rugby games.
(d) Tap dance performances.

12. Cage says what kind of music is revolution?
(a) Classical.
(b) Jazz.
(c) String.
(d) Percussion.

13. Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and secretly drank what drink while the hostess was not looking?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Gin.
(d) White wine.

14. How many days did it take Cage's friend to sort through a box of spices and foods that had become mixed up in transit?
(a) Three days.
(b) One day.
(c) Five days.
(d) Seven days.

15. How many seconds is each line of "45' for a Speaker" supposed to be said in?
(a) Two seconds.
(b) Three seconds.
(c) Five seconds.
(d) Four seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment on what day?

2. Cage says the trouble with what city is its past?

3. Cage and his friend received food and spices from what country?

4. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage says Bonnie Bird had danced with whom?

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says if America had Festivals of Contemporary Music, it would look awake like what continent?

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