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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Stockholm.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

2. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says Marchetti has gone where?
(a) To Venice.
(b) To Milan.
(c) To Dublin.
(d) To Athens.

3. In what state was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano'" first printed in English?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) Ohio.

4. What university published Cage's book of lectures and essays?
(a) Parsons.
(b) Sarah Lawrence.
(c) Wesleyan.
(d) Yale.

5. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) California State University.
(b) Pomona College.
(c) Palo Alto College.
(d) Black Lake College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cage question about Erik Satie?

2. In the introduction to "Four Statements on the Dance," Cage recalls commissioning the P.E. department at what school to play his music?

3. Who is the author of "The Persians"?

4. When is Cage's foreword dated?

5. Cage recalls that one of Robert Rauschenberg's paintings was destroyed by what animal?

(see the answer key)

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