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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie was told he would "see" when he was how old?
(a) 70.
(b) 80.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

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

3. What would Cage rather do than write about Erik Satie?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Work on his music.
(c) Gather mushrooms.
(d) Grab a drink with friends.

4. What was the name of Cage's dentist, as stated in his story after "In This Day..."?
(a) Dr. Crogan.
(b) Dr. Adams.
(c) Dr. Heyman.
(d) Dr. Harrison.

5. What genre of art influenced Cage?
(a) Victorian Revival.
(b) Dada.
(c) New Realism.
(d) Minimalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage commissioned a school's P.E. department to play his music to accompany what?

2. What religion influenced Cage?

3. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "is properly mind-controlled"?

4. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in as part of what publication?

5. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?

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