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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item of clothing did Cage wear to visit the dentist, which the dentist asked him to remove?
(a) A hat.
(b) Tennis shoes.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A tie.

3. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published as part of a series in what publication?
(a) Music Observer.
(b) New Observer.
(c) Form Observer.
(d) Dance Observer.

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

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

6. 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) Africa.
(b) Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) Australia.

7. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage says Bonnie Bird had danced with whom?
(a) Jane Dudley.
(b) Sophie Maslow.
(c) May O'Donnell.
(d) Martha Graham.

8. 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) Southwest.
(d) West.

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

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

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

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

13. Who asked Cage to accompany her to a party to which he was not invited?
(a) Berta Huguenin.
(b) Annemarie Schwarzenbach.
(c) Pia Fries.
(d) Sonya Sekula.

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

15. "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) Classical Music and Its Relation to the Modern Dance.
(c) Percussion Music and Its Relation to the Modern Dance.
(d) Modern Music and Its Relation to the Modern Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author gets the audience to stop asking questions by answering with how many standardized answers?

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

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?

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

5. "Lecture on Nothing" was written in a format where there are how many measures in each line?

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