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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the occupation of the person Cage thanks at the end of his foreword?
(a) Sound mixer.
(b) Radio disc jockey.
(c) Bank teller.
(d) Professor of music.

2. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into another language by whom?
(a) Carlos Hernandez.
(b) John Mansell.
(c) Marcel Connor.
(d) Frederick Goldbeck.

3. "The Future of Music: Credo" was first printed to accompany a recording from whom?
(a) Samuel Sawnee.
(b) George Avakian.
(c) Adam White.
(d) John Helen.

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) Structure.
(c) Form.
(d) Material.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?

3. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?

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

5. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?

(see the answer key)

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