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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Quantitaten"?
(a) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(b) Ottorino Respighi.
(c) Bo Nilsson.
(d) Pierre Boulez.

2. What country did Cage's dad falsely say the family would visit?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) France.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Japan.

3. Yun Kiang met a man who acted like what animal?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

4. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

5. Where did Cage recall taking eight children to a zoo?
(a) Bear Lake Park.
(b) Bear Mountain Lake.
(c) Bear Lake Mountain.
(d) Bear Mountain Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what language was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" translated?

2. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what city?

3. What would Cage rather do than write about Erik Satie?

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

5. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?

(see the answer key)

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