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

2. Cage presented "Lecture on Nothing" at a club on what street?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Eleventh.

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

4. Who wrote "Quantitaten"?
(a) Bo Nilsson.
(b) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(c) Ottorino Respighi.
(d) Pierre Boulez.

5. What grade did Cage get in a college class the first time he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) C.
(b) A.
(c) B.
(d) F.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "content, the continuity"?

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

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

5. How much time elapsed between the two times Yun Kiang met a man acting like an animal?

(see the answer key)

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