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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 written by Cage in what city?
(a) Savannah.
(b) New York City.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Chicago.

2. Cage says he remembered Robert Rauschenberg's black paintings from what state?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Montana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) California.

3. 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) North.
(c) West.
(d) Southwest.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was completed it what year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1945.

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

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

12. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what year?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1952.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Cage to read the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna"?

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

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?

4. In what year did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?

5. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what publication?

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