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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. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1944.
2. Who did Erik Satie describe as stupid and weak, according to Cage's essay on him?
(a) Cage.
(b) His former mentor.
(c) His father.
(d) God.
3. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1940.
4. Yun Kiang met a man who acted like what animal?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.
5. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.
Short Answer Questions
1. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
2. Who asked Cage why he did not give a conventional and informative lecture?
3. What was the occupation of the person Cage thanks at the end of his foreword?
4. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "content, the continuity"?
5. Who wrote "Quantitaten"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is each column in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" interrupted by space without words?
2. What does Cage say about Varese in relation to the present nature of music?
3. What does Cage comment on in the article "Forerunners of Modern Music"?
4. Describe what Cage said about the French and the Italians in a conversation he recalls having at a Venetian restaurant.
5. How does Cage feel about poetry, according to what he says in his Foreword?
6. Describe the anecdote used at the conclusion of "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy" about Dr. Suzuki.
7. In "Experimental Music: Doctrine," how does Cage respond when asked what he had to say about rhythm?
8. How does Cage think most people feel about experimentation?
9. How does Cage describe the way Christian Wolff wrote music?
10. How does Cage describe the creation of "Music for Piano"?
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