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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What composer wrote "Indices"?
(a) Julius Eastman.
(b) Earle Brown.
(c) Christian Wolff.
(d) Morton Feldman.

2. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) Black Lake College.
(b) Pomona College.
(c) Palo Alto College.
(d) California State University.

3. Cage and his wife moved to New York from where?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Richmond.

4. Yun Kiang met a man who acted like what animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bird.

5. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what journal?
(a) The Tiger's Eye.
(b) The Lion's Paw.
(c) The Shark's Tooth.
(d) The Crow's Beak.

Short Answer Questions

1. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?

2. What religion influenced Cage?

3. "Music of Changes" was originally written for what instrument?

4. "The Future of Music: Credo" was first printed to accompany a recording from whom?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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