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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cage recalls going to the Bolshoi Ballet with whom?
(a) David Tudor.
(b) Arnold Schoenberg.
(c) M. C. Richards.
(d) Erik Satie.

2. When is Cage's foreword dated?
(a) July 1962.
(b) April 1958.
(c) June 1961.
(d) May 1959.

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

4. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

5. One of the questions Cage asked in "Composition as Process--3" was if anyone had seen this man lately?
(a) David Tudor.
(b) Christian Wolff.
(c) Meister Eckhardt.
(d) Arnold Schoenberg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?

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

4. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?

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

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