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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?
(a) Butor.
(b) Webern.
(c) Pousseur.
(d) Schubert.

5. Into what language was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" translated?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group asked Cage whether the American avant-garde followed the same direction as the European one?

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

4. Who did Yun Kiang meet while rambling to the east?

5. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed how many coins?

(see the answer key)

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