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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. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment at what time?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 5 p.m.

2. Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and secretly drank what drink while the hostess was not looking?
(a) Gin.
(b) White wine.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Whisky.

3. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1937.

4. What U.S. state did Cage say is more interesting than Kansas, in "45' for a Speaker"?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Washington.
(d) Ohio.

5. Meister Eckhart said in sermons that he would like to be rid of what?
(a) The idea of good and evil.
(b) Sin.
(c) Salvation.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls going to a Candlelight Concert for what holiday?

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

3. Cage recalls attending a party where what man leaves the conversation to work in the corner?

4. What is the name of the type of Robert Rauschenberg work that involves multiplicity and cannot be rolled up?

5. Cage recalls that one of Robert Rauschenberg's paintings was destroyed by what animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cage say about classical ballet?

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

3. What does Cage say about silence at the end of "45' for a Speaker"?

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

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

6. How does Cage think an evolution of music due to percussion instruments will affect dancers and choreographers?

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. What does Cage say about error in "45' for a Speaker"?

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

10. How does Cage say "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" should be delivered?

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