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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1952.

2. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?
(a) Schubert.
(b) Pousseur.
(c) Butor.
(d) Webern.

3. In what year did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1939.

4. "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" was first recorded in how many parts?
(a) Five parts.
(b) Three parts.
(c) Six parts.
(d) Four parts.

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says Marchetti has gone where?
(a) To Venice.
(b) To Milan.
(c) To Dublin.
(d) To Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Merce Cunningham study before going to New York City?

2. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what publication?

3. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "is properly mind-controlled"?

4. What country did Cage's dad falsely say the family would visit?

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

(see the answer key)

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