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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

2. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published in what year?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1945.

3. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?
(a) Form.
(b) Structure.
(c) Method.
(d) Material.

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

5. How many seconds is each line of "45' for a Speaker" supposed to be said in?
(a) Five seconds.
(b) Two seconds.
(c) Three seconds.
(d) Four seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?

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

3. Cage and his friend accidentally steal what item of clothing from a party to which he was not invited?

4. Meister Eckhart said in sermons that he would like to be rid of what?

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

(see the answer key)

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