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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said he loves philosophical debates because no one wins?
(a) Arnold Schoenberg.
(b) David Tudor.
(c) Meister Eckhardt.
(d) Dr. Suzuki.

2. Cage recalls going to the Bolshoi Ballet with whom?
(a) M. C. Richards.
(b) David Tudor.
(c) Arnold Schoenberg.
(d) Erik Satie.

3. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in as part of what publication?
(a) Three Musicians at Work.
(b) Four Musicians at Work.
(c) Nine Musicians at Work.
(d) Six Musicians at Work.

4. What composer wrote "Indices"?
(a) Julius Eastman.
(b) Christian Wolff.
(c) Morton Feldman.
(d) Earle Brown.

5. Into what language was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" translated?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Cage's wife's name?

2. What is different about the type Cage uses for "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?

3. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?

4. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?

5. What university published Cage's book of lectures and essays?

(see the answer key)

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