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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what publication?
(a) Select.
(b) Metro.
(c) Aardschok.
(d) Citywide.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What city was Cage in when he learned that the burning questions among students were "Where are we going?" and "What are we doing?"
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Harlem.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

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

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

14. Dr. Suzuki ended a book by saying that even though he had become enlightened, he was still what?
(a) Miserable.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Scared.
(d) Bored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls asking if there was music played during meetings of what religion?

2. Cage and his friend received food and spices from what country?

3. For what medium of art was Robert Rauschenberg famous?

4. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published as part of a series in what publication?

5. Cage says what kind of music is revolution?

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