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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Music of Changes" was originally written for what instrument?
(a) Violin.
(b) Bass.
(c) Piano.
(d) Flute.

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

3. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?
(a) 4th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 3rd.

4. Who wrote "Psychology--never again"?
(a) Gero von Wilpert.
(b) Christa Wolf.
(c) Wolfram von Eschenbach.
(d) Franz Kafka.

5. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?
(a) Christian Wolff.
(b) Julius Eastman.
(c) Earle Brown.
(d) Morton Feldman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What composer wrote "Indices"?

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

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

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

5. "The Future of Music: Credo" was first printed to accompany a recording from whom?

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