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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 what month were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?
(a) May.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) July,
2. According to Cage, what was the method for bringing about unpredictability?
(a) A-Ching.
(b) I-Ching.
(c) L-Ching.
(d) R-Ching.
3. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?
(a) Sri Chandrashekarendra.
(b) Swami Vivekananda.
(c) Sri Ramakrishna.
(d) Sai Baba .
4. Who said, "John, I dearly love you, but I can't bear another minute"?
(a) Louise Bourgeois.
(b) Lee Bontecou.
(c) Jeanne Reynal.
(d) Romaine Brooks..
5. What grade did Cage get in a college class the first time he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) F.
(b) A.
(c) B.
(d) C.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?
2. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie was told he would "see" when he was how old?
3. What female author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
4. Cage recalls going to the Bolshoi Ballet with whom?
5. What is different about the type Cage uses for "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cage go about exploring the work of each composer he mentions in "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?
2. What does Cage say about Erik Satie's relevance?
3. Why does the author say he is grateful to Richard K. Winslow?
4. Why is each column in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" interrupted by space without words?
5. What is the purpose of the section in "Composition as Process--III: Communication" where the author answers questions with more questions?
6. How has Cage's process of composition evolved?
7. What happened to Cage when he and Xenia went to New York, expecting to stay with a friend named Max?
8. How does Cage feel about writing his article about Erik Satie, as portrayed in the article?
9. How does Cage think most people feel about experimentation?
10. How does Cage feel about poetry, according to what he says in his Foreword?
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