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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 introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage recalls seeing unhappiness in what man's face because his music was rarely performed?
(a) Adolph Weiss.
(b) Roger Sessions.
(c) Virgil Thomson.
(d) Carl Ruggles.

2. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1937.

3. Cage attended but was not invited to a party at what family's home?
(a) The Callahans.
(b) The Andersons.
(c) The Johnsons.
(d) The Reises.

4. In "45' for a Speaker" Cage says one danger for the magnetic tape is what type of music?
(a) Banjo.
(b) Violin.
(c) Organ.
(d) Guitar.

5. Cage and his friend received food and spices from what country?
(a) Chile.
(b) China.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed coins how many times?

2. What was the name of Cage's dentist, as stated in his story after "In This Day..."?

3. What item of clothing did Cage wear to visit the dentist, which the dentist asked him to remove?

4. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?

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

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