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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 "Intersection 3"?
(a) Julius Eastman.
(b) Christian Wolff.
(c) Morton Feldman.
(d) Earle Brown.

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

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

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

5. "Music of Changes" was originally written for what instrument?
(a) Bass.
(b) Violin.
(c) Flute.
(d) Piano.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What university published Cage's book of lectures and essays?

5. What genre of art influenced Cage?

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