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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and caused the hostess to fetch what drink from the basement?
(a) Beer.
(b) Rum.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Vodka.

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

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

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

5. Cage and his friend accidentally steal what item of clothing from a party to which he was not invited?
(a) A tie.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A coat.
(d) Socks.

Short Answer 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?

2. In what year did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?

3. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "the means of controlling the continuity from note to note"?

4. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage says Bonnie Bird had danced with whom?

5. What U.S. state did Cage say is more interesting than Kansas, in "45' for a Speaker"?

(see the answer key)

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