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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Palo Alto.

2. What two things does Cage say he grew up assuming were good for him?
(a) Music and nature.
(b) Mushrooms and cold weather.
(c) Rain and pumpkin seeds.
(d) Sunshine and orange juice.

3. Cage attended a party to which he was not invited and secretly drank what drink while the hostess was not looking?
(a) Gin.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Coffee.
(d) White wine.

4. Who asked Cage to discuss his "Music of Changes"?
(a) Wolfgang Steinecke.
(b) Luciano Berio.
(c) Henri Pousseur.
(d) Franco Evangelisti.

5. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what publication?
(a) Muzica Moderna.
(b) Critical Musicology Journal.
(c) Nutida Musik.
(d) Musical Traditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what city?

2. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author recalls the way in which he avoided what?

3. What genre of art influenced Cage?

4. In what year did Cage first present his lecture "45' for a Speaker"?

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

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