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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published as part of a series titled what?
(a) Classical Music and Its Relation to the Modern Dance.
(b) Percussion Music and Its Relation to the Modern Dance.
(c) Modern Music and Its Relation to the Modern Dance.
(d) String Music and Its Relation to the Modern Dance.

2. What U.S. state did Cage say is more interesting than Kansas, in "45' for a Speaker"?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Washington.

3. 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?
(a) Europe.
(b) Australia.
(c) Asia.
(d) Africa.

4. In "45' for a Speaker" Cage says one danger for the magnetic tape is what type of music?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Violin.
(d) Organ.

5. Where did Merce Cunningham study before going to New York City?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Atlanta.

6. Cage recalls attending a party where what man leaves the conversation to work in the corner?
(a) Christian Wolff.
(b) Earle Brown.
(c) Julius Eastman.
(d) David Tudor.

7. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage recalls commissioning the P.E. department at what school to play his music?
(a) UCLA.
(b) FSC.
(c) UGA.
(d) NYU.

8. For what medium of art was Robert Rauschenberg famous?
(a) Painting.
(b) Music.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Film making.

9. 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) Mozart.
(b) David Tudor.
(c) Bach.
(d) Mondrian.

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

11. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author gets the audience to stop asking questions by answering with how many standardized answers?
(a) 6.
(b) 14.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

12. 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) Seven days.
(b) One day.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

13. "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" was first recorded in how many parts?
(a) Four parts.
(b) Six parts.
(c) Three parts.
(d) Five parts.

14. In what year did Cage and Merce Cunningham begin working together?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1937.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" first printed?

2. "Lecture on Nothing" was written in a format where there are how many lines in each unit?

3. What item of clothing did Cage wear to visit the dentist, which the dentist asked him to remove?

4. Cage recalls that one of Robert Rauschenberg's paintings was destroyed by what animal?

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls once when he thought he was going East, but he was really going in what direction?

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