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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Mondrian.
(d) Bach.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) South.
(b) Southwest.
(c) North.
(d) West.

5. "Lecture on Nothing" was written in a format where there are how many measures in each line?
(a) Two measures.
(b) Five measures.
(c) Three measures.
(d) Four measures.

6. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author recalls the way in which he avoided what?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) Jury duty.
(c) Babysitting.
(d) Jail time.

7. 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) White wine.
(d) Gin.

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

9. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment on what day?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

10. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says he never lived in one place more than how long?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

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) 14.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

12. Meister Eckhart said in sermons that he would like to be rid of what?
(a) The idea of good and evil.
(b) God.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Sin.

13. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published in what year?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1933.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What school did Merce Cunningham attend when he met Cage?

3. Cage says he remembered Robert Rauschenberg's black paintings from what state?

4. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage recalls commissioning the P.E. department at what school to play his music?

5. What was the name of Cage's dentist, as stated in his story after "In This Day..."?

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