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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. Cage and his friend received food and spices from what country?
(a) Australia.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Chile.

2. What city was Cage in when he learned that the burning questions among students were "Where are we going?" and "What are we doing?"
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Harlem.

3. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment at what time?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

4. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls once when he thought he was going East, but he was really going in what direction?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) Southwest.
(d) West.

5. What was the name of Cage's dentist, as stated in his story after "In This Day..."?
(a) Dr. Crogan.
(b) Dr. Adams.
(c) Dr. Heyman.
(d) Dr. Harrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage says he remembered Robert Rauschenberg's black paintings from what state?

2. How long did it take Cage to read the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna"?

3. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what year?

4. Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and secretly drank what drink while the hostess was not looking?

5. In what year was "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" first printed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cage say "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" should be delivered?

2. What does Cage suggests that Morton Feldman felt about opposites?

3. What contributions is painter Robert Rauschenberg known for?

4. Describe the process Cage using for writing "45' for a Speaker."

5. How does Cage think an evolution of music due to percussion instruments will affect dancers and choreographers?

6. Why did Vera Williams' children cry when she served them mushrooms on their steak?

7. How did Cage come to be in possession of a coat belonging to Ms. Reis?

8. How did Cage and David Tudor react when food shipped to them from India came in all mixed up?

9. What does Cage say on the subject of poetry in "Lecture on Nothing"?

10. What does Cage say about the title of his article called "2 Pages, 122 Words on Music and Dance"?

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