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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What composer wrote "Indices"?
(a) Julius Eastman.
(b) Morton Feldman.
(c) Earle Brown.
(d) Christian Wolff.

2. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1944.

3. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?
(a) Form.
(b) Material.
(c) Structure.
(d) Method.

4. In what year were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1939.

5. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?

3. In what month were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?

4. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?

5. What composer wrote "Klavierstücke XI"?

(see the answer key)

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