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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 year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1938.
2. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author recalls the way in which he avoided what?
(a) Babysitting.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) Jury duty.
(d) Jail time.
3. "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" is broken up into how many layers?
(a) Two layers.
(b) Five layers.
(c) Three layers.
(d) Four layers.
4. Cage says the trouble with what city is its past?
(a) Compton.
(b) Los Vegas.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Denver.
5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment at what time?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 9 a.m.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?
2. Which of Cage's friends obsessed over a box of spices and food that came from overseas?
3. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what publication?
4. In what state does Cage say he grew up?
5. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage recalls commissioning the P.E. department at what school to play his music?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Cage come to be in possession of a coat belonging to Ms. Reis?
2. How does Cage avoid being psychoanalyzed?
3. How does Cage think an evolution of music due to percussion instruments will affect dancers and choreographers?
4. What does Cage say about silence at the end of "45' for a Speaker"?
5. What does Cage say on the subject of poetry in "Lecture on Nothing"?
6. What happened when Cage told a technician during a recording session what to expect from his music?
7. In the fourth layer of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?", what does Cage say about moving into the field of experience and being?
8. What does Cage say about the title of his article called "2 Pages, 122 Words on Music and Dance"?
9. What contributions is painter Robert Rauschenberg known for?
10. What does Cage say about error in "45' for a Speaker"?
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