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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the type Cage uses for "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?
(a) No punctuation is used.
(b) It is small.
(c) The font changes half way through.
(d) It is large.

2. Who did Erik Satie describe as stupid and weak, according to Cage's essay on him?
(a) His father.
(b) God.
(c) His former mentor.
(d) Cage.

3. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?
(a) Structure.
(b) Method.
(c) Form.
(d) Material.

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

5. A portion of "Composition as Process--3: Communication" was published in what publication?
(a) Ithaca Times.
(b) Syracuse New Times.
(c) River Reporter.
(d) Village Voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Cage's foreword dated?

2. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what year?

3. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?

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

5. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "the means of controlling the continuity from note to note"?

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