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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. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie was told he would "see" when he was how old?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

2. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "is properly mind-controlled"?
(a) Method.
(b) Form.
(c) Material.
(d) Structure.

3. Cage and his wife moved to New York from where?
(a) Boston.
(b) Richmond.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Chicago.

4. In what year were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1961.

5. According to Cage's essay, Erik Satie said he was tired of dying of what?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) Boredom.
(d) The flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?

2. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what journal?

3. What composer wrote "Indices"?

4. Who had 12 tones and governed the La Domaine Musicale, according to Cage's essay on Erik Satie?

5. What did Dr. Suzuki eat at dinner while everyone ate curries?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the book's Foreword, how does Cage describe the way the writings and lectures in his book are written and presented?

2. How does Cage think most people feel about experimentation?

3. How does Cage describe the process by which he created a piece of music scored for twelve radios?

4. What does Cage say about Erik Satie's relevance?

5. What happened to Cage when he and Xenia went to New York, expecting to stay with a friend named Max?

6. Describe the anecdote used at the conclusion of "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy" about Dr. Suzuki.

7. What advancements in music does Cage attribute to Henry Cowell?

8. How does Cage describe the way Christian Wolff wrote music?

9. Describe what Cage said about the French and the Italians in a conversation he recalls having at a Venetian restaurant.

10. Why is each column in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" interrupted by space without words?

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