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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cage presented "Lecture on Nothing" at a club on what street?
(a) Eleventh.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Eighth.

2. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

3. Who said, "John, I dearly love you, but I can't bear another minute"?
(a) Louise Bourgeois.
(b) Jeanne Reynal.
(c) Lee Bontecou.
(d) Romaine Brooks..

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

5. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into another language by whom?
(a) Frederick Goldbeck.
(b) John Mansell.
(c) Marcel Connor.
(d) Carlos Hernandez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What male author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?

2. "Music of Changes" was originally written for what instrument?

3. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?

4. What female author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?

5. Cage and his wife moved to New York from where?

(see the answer key)

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