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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What female author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) Charlotte Brontë.
(d) George Eliot.

3. Each line of text in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" was meant to be read in what time period?
(a) Five seconds.
(b) Half of a second.
(c) One second.
(d) Two seconds.

4. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in as part of what publication?
(a) Three Musicians at Work.
(b) Six Musicians at Work.
(c) Four Musicians at Work.
(d) Nine Musicians at Work.

5. What did Dr. Suzuki eat at dinner while everyone ate curries?
(a) Rice.
(b) Raw fruits and vegetables.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Bread pudding.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into another language by whom?

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

3. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what journal?

4. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "the means of controlling the continuity from note to note"?

5. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?

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