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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 says Marchetti has gone where?
(a) To Dublin.
(b) To Milan.
(c) To Athens.
(d) To Venice.

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

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

4. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says he never lived in one place more than how long?
(a) Six months.
(b) A year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What school did Merce Cunningham attend when he met Cage?

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

4. What item of clothing did Cage wear to visit the dentist, which the dentist asked him to remove?

5. Dr. Suzuki ended a book by saying that even though he had become enlightened, he was still what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cage say about classical ballet?

3. Where did Cage get the idea to write "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?"

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

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

6. How does Cage avoid being psychoanalyzed?

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

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

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

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

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