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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What female author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Charlotte Brontë.

2. "Music of Changes" was originally written for what instrument?
(a) Flute.
(b) Piano.
(c) Violin.
(d) Bass.

3. When is Cage's foreword dated?
(a) July 1962.
(b) May 1959.
(c) April 1958.
(d) June 1961.

4. How much time elapsed between the two times Yun Kiang met a man acting like an animal?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) One year.

5. What composer wrote "Klavierstücke XI"?
(a) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(b) Nikolai Medtner.
(c) Manuel de Falla.
(d) Ottorino Respighi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?

2. What male author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?

3. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?

4. What composer wrote "Intersection 3"?

5. Into what language was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" translated?

(see the answer key)

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