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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Louisiana.

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

3. Who asked Cage to discuss his "Music of Changes"?
(a) Luciano Berio.
(b) Henri Pousseur.
(c) Wolfgang Steinecke.
(d) Franco Evangelisti.

4. Each line of text in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" was meant to be read in what time period?
(a) Two seconds.
(b) Five seconds.
(c) One second.
(d) Half of a second.

5. What composer wrote "The Art of the Fugue"?
(a) Nikolai Medtner.
(b) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(c) Ottorino Respighi.
(d) Johann Sebastian Bach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed coins how many times?

2. Who does Cage thank at the end of his foreword?

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

4. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?

5. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?

(see the answer key)

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