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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school did Merce Cunningham attend when he met Cage?
(a) Pratt Institute.
(b) Otis College.
(c) The Art Institute of Chicago.
(d) The Cornish School.

2. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1937.

3. Dr. Suzuki said after studying zen, men are men and mountains are what?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Men.
(c) Gods.
(d) Hills.

4. Cage and his wife moved to New York from where?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Boston.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Chicago.

5. Who wrote "Psychology--never again"?
(a) Gero von Wilpert.
(b) Christa Wolf.
(c) Franz Kafka.
(d) Wolfram von Eschenbach.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?

2. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie was told he would "see" when he was how old?

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

4. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?

5. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?

(see the answer key)

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