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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cage thank at the end of his foreword?
(a) Richard K. Winslow.
(b) Ernest Bloch.
(c) Leonard Bernstein.
(d) Benjamin Britten.

2. Cage attended but was not invited to a party at what family's home?
(a) The Andersons.
(b) The Callahans.
(c) The Johnsons.
(d) The Reises.

3. Who translated "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" into another language?
(a) Morton Feldman.
(b) David Tudor.
(c) Earle Brown.
(d) Christian Wolff.

4. Cage commissioned a school's P.E. department to play his music to accompany what?
(a) Tap dance performances.
(b) Rugby games.
(c) Aquatic ballet performances.
(d) Cross country races.

5. What male author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
(a) Kurt Vonnegut.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Graham Greene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked Cage to discuss his "Music of Changes"?

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

3. Cage says he remembered Robert Rauschenberg's black paintings from what state?

4. A portion of "Composition as Process--3: Communication" was published in what publication?

5. What university published Cage's book of lectures and essays?

(see the answer key)

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