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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What composer wrote "Klavierstücke XI"?
(a) Ottorino Respighi.
(b) Nikolai Medtner.
(c) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(d) Manuel de Falla.

4. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?
(a) Earle Brown.
(b) Julius Eastman.
(c) Christian Wolff.
(d) Morton Feldman.

5. What was the occupation of the person Cage thanks at the end of his foreword?
(a) Radio disc jockey.
(b) Bank teller.
(c) Professor of music.
(d) Sound mixer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?

2. Who is the author of "Essay on Rime"?

3. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?

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

5. Each line of text in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" was meant to be read in what time period?

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