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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be controlled or not, as one chooses"?
(a) Material.
(b) Method.
(c) Structure.
(d) Form.

4. In what state does Cage say he grew up?
(a) Maine.
(b) Nevada.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

5. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "is properly mind-controlled"?
(a) Method.
(b) Form.
(c) Material.
(d) Structure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and secretly drank what drink while the hostess was not looking?

2. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what journal?

3. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "content, the continuity"?

4. Cage commissioned a school's P.E. department to play his music to accompany what?

5. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was written by Cage in what city?

(see the answer key)

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