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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "45' for a Speaker" Cage says one danger for the magnetic tape is what type of music?
(a) Violin.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Organ.
(d) Guitar.

2. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls asking if there was music played during meetings of what religion?
(a) Quakerism.
(b) Mormonism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Taoism.

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

4. Where did Merce Cunningham study before going to New York City?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Atlanta.

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

6. What two things does Cage say he grew up assuming were good for him?
(a) Mushrooms and cold weather.
(b) Sunshine and orange juice.
(c) Rain and pumpkin seeds.
(d) Music and nature.

7. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published as part of a series in what publication?
(a) Dance Observer.
(b) Form Observer.
(c) New Observer.
(d) Music Observer.

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

9. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what city?
(a) Venice.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Athens.
(d) Milan.

10. Cage and his friend accidentally steal what item of clothing from a party to which he was not invited?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Socks.
(c) A coat.
(d) A tie.

11. For what medium of art was Robert Rauschenberg famous?
(a) Music.
(b) Painting.
(c) Film making.
(d) Poetry.

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

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

14. In what state does Cage say he grew up?
(a) California.
(b) Maine.
(c) Nevada.
(d) New York.

15. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author gets the audience to stop asking questions by answering with how many standardized answers?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Lecture on Nothing" was written in a format where there are how many lines in each unit?

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

3. Who asked Cage to accompany her to a party to which he was not invited?

4. Cage commissioned a school's P.E. department to play his music to accompany what?

5. What U.S. state did Cage say is more interesting than Kansas, in "45' for a Speaker"?

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