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

2. Who is the author of "The Persians"?
(a) Aeschylos.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Euripides.

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

4. Who made a recording of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?"?
(a) A. G. Sampson.
(b) C. F. Peters.
(c) J. K. Adamson.
(d) D. J. Carter.

5. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was completed it what month?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Cage's friends obsessed over a box of spices and food that came from overseas?

2. What was the name of Cage's dentist, as stated in his story after "In This Day..."?

3. In "45' for a Speaker" Cage says one danger for the magnetic tape is what type of music?

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

5. "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" is broken up into how many layers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Vera Williams' children cry when she served them mushrooms on their steak?

2. How did Cage come to be in possession of a coat belonging to Ms. Reis?

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

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

5. Describe the process Cage using for writing "45' for a Speaker."

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

7. In the third layer of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?", what does Cage say about where "we are going"?

8. What contributions is painter Robert Rauschenberg known for?

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

10. What does Cage say about classical ballet?

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