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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author recalls the way in which he convinced a sound technician that he sounded like whom?
(a) Bach.
(b) Mondrian.
(c) David Tudor.
(d) Mozart.

2. Which of Cage's friends obsessed over a box of spices and food that came from overseas?
(a) David Tudor.
(b) M. C. Richards.
(c) Merce Cunningham.
(d) Sonya Sekula.

3. Each line of text in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" was meant to be read in what time period?
(a) Half of a second.
(b) Two seconds.
(c) Five seconds.
(d) One second.

4. Cage says he remembered Robert Rauschenberg's black paintings from what state?
(a) California.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Montana.
(d) North Carolina.

5. How long had Erik Satie been dead when Cage wrote an essay about him?
(a) Over 30 years.
(b) Over 100 years.
(c) Over 50 years.
(d) Over 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what city?

2. Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and caused the hostess to fetch what drink from the basement?

3. What did Cage question about Erik Satie?

4. In what year did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?

5. Cage recalls his Aunt Marge saying she loved what more than her husband?

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