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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. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was written by Cage in what city?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Seattle.

2. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what publication?
(a) Percussione.
(b) Danse Moderne.
(c) Incontri Musicali.
(d) Introducción A Canciones.

3. Cage recalls that one of Robert Rauschenberg's paintings was destroyed by what animal?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Rat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

4. 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) One day.
(c) Three days.
(d) Seven days.

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage wonders why he ever lost interest in what group?
(a) The French.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The English.
(d) The Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says Marchetti has gone where?

2. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage recalls commissioning the P.E. department at what school to play his music?

3. Cage says he remembered Robert Rauschenberg's black paintings from what state?

4. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?

5. Where did Merce Cunningham study before going to New York City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cage say about the title of his article called "2 Pages, 122 Words on Music and Dance"?

2. What does Cage say on the subject of poetry in "Lecture on Nothing"?

3. What happened when Cage told a technician during a recording session what to expect from his music?

4. What contributions is painter Robert Rauschenberg known for?

5. What does Cage say about change in "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?"

6. What happened when Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and asked the hostess for rum to drink?

7. In the fourth layer of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?", what does Cage say about moving into the field of experience and being?

8. How does the author think music will evolve in regard to percussion instruments?

9. How is the essay "Lecture on Nothing" formatted?

10. What does the author say about modern dance and whether it works?

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