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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cage commissioned a school's P.E. department to play his music to accompany what?
(a) Cross country races.
(b) Tap dance performances.
(c) Aquatic ballet performances.
(d) Rugby games.

2. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie said who was not clumsy in his publicity?
(a) Bach.
(b) Cage.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Beethoven.

3. What male author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) Graham Greene.
(d) Kurt Vonnegut.

4. Who is the author of "Essay on Rime"?
(a) Andrea Del Gato.
(b) Jesse Simpson.
(c) Karl Shapiro.
(d) Samuel Gallina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Experimental Music" first printed?

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

3. What is different about the type Cage uses for "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?

4. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?

5. In what publication did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?

(see the answer key)

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