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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What composer wrote "Intersection 3"?
(a) Earle Brown.
(b) Morton Feldman.
(c) Julius Eastman.
(d) Christian Wolff.
2. Cage recalls his Aunt Marge saying she loved what more than her husband?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her washing machine.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her television.
3. Cage presented "Lecture on Nothing" at a club on what street?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Eleventh.
4. Cage and his wife moved to New York from where?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Richmond.
5. What country did Cage's dad falsely say the family would visit?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) France.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Japan.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long had Erik Satie been dead when Cage wrote an essay about him?
2. "Music of Changes" was originally written for what instrument?
3. "Imaginary Landscape No. 4" was written for how many radios?
4. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?
5. What did Cage question about Erik Satie?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cage feel about poetry, according to what he says in his Foreword?
2. How did painter Willem de Kooning respond when asked what painters of the past had influenced him?
3. What does Cage believe the future holds for sounds that are heard on a regular basis?
4. What does Cage say about Erik Satie's relevance?
5. How does Cage describe the process by which he created a piece of music scored for twelve radios?
6. How much concern do Cage and his colleagues seem to have about how their work is perceived and received by its hearers?
7. What is the purpose of the section in "Composition as Process--III: Communication" where the author answers questions with more questions?
8. What does Cage comment on in the article "Forerunners of Modern Music"?
9. How does Cage think most people feel about experimentation?
10. What does Cage say about Varese in relation to the present nature of music?
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