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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was first published as part of a series in what publication?
(a) New Observer.
(b) Dance Observer.
(c) Form Observer.
(d) Music Observer.

2. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) Palo Alto College.
(b) Black Lake College.
(c) California State University.
(d) Pomona College.

3. When is Cage's foreword dated?
(a) June 1961.
(b) May 1959.
(c) July 1962.
(d) April 1958.

4. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?
(a) 4th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 3rd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?

2. In what state was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano'" first printed in English?

3. What did Dr. Suzuki eat at dinner while everyone ate curries?

4. What did Cage question about Erik Satie?

5. What country did Cage's dad falsely say the family would visit?

(see the answer key)

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