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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "content, the continuity"?
(a) Form.
(b) Structure.
(c) Material.
(d) Method.

2. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?
(a) Structure.
(b) Form.
(c) Method.
(d) Material.

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

4. What was Cage's wife's name?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Xenia.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Sonia.

5. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed coins how many times?
(a) Three times.
(b) Six times.
(c) Two times.
(d) Four times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?

2. Cage presented "Lecture on Nothing" at a club on what street?

3. What composer wrote "Klavierstücke XI"?

4. In what month were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?

5. What female author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?

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