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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Cage to read the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna"?
(a) A day.
(b) A year.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

2. In what state does Cage say he grew up?
(a) Maine.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Nevada.

3. 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) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 14.
(d) 6.

4. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what month?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) December.
(d) July.

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

6. In what year was "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" first printed?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1961.

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

8. A member of what Greek organization accused Cage of believing art follows science?
(a) Alpha Omega Theta.
(b) Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
(c) Phi Beta Kappa.
(d) Sigma Chi.

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

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

11. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was written by Cage in what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Savannah.

12. 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) North.
(b) West.
(c) Southwest.
(d) South.

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

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

15. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls going to a Candlelight Concert for what holiday?
(a) Easter.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published as part of a series titled what?

2. How many seconds is each line of "45' for a Speaker" supposed to be said in?

3. What is the name of the type of Robert Rauschenberg work that involves multiplicity and cannot be rolled up?

4. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what city?

5. Who asked Cage to accompany her to a party to which he was not invited?

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