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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

2. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed coins how many times?
(a) Two times.
(b) Six times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Three times.

3. What country did Cage's dad falsely say the family would visit?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) France.
(c) Japan.
(d) Mexico.

4. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed how many coins?
(a) Four coins.
(b) Six coins.
(c) Two coins.
(d) Three coins.

5. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Cage's foreword dated?

2. What composer wrote "The Art of the Fugue"?

3. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into another language by whom?

4. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?

5. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?

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