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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "the means of controlling the continuity from note to note"?
(a) Material.
(b) Method.
(c) Structure.
(d) Form.

2. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1949.

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

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

5. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?
(a) Form.
(b) Method.
(c) Material.
(d) Structure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "45' for a Speaker," Cage compares listening to Christian Wolff's music to suddenly doing what?

2. "Imaginary Landscape No. 4" was written for how many radios?

3. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published as part of a series in what publication?

4. What two things does Cage say he grew up assuming were good for him?

5. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?

(see the answer key)

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