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

Multiple Choice 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 what year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1945.

2. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1944.

3. "Imaginary Landscape No. 4" was written for how many radios?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

4. In what state was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano'" first printed in English?
(a) Maryland.
(b) New York.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. What genre of art influenced Cage?
(a) Victorian Revival.
(b) Minimalism.
(c) New Realism.
(d) Dada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "John, I dearly love you, but I can't bear another minute"?

2. Who translated "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" into another language?

3. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?

4. Who does Cage thank at the end of his foreword?

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

(see the answer key)

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