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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) Earle Brown.
(b) Julius Eastman.
(c) Christian Wolff.
(d) Morton Feldman.

2. 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) 1947.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1939.

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

4. Who asked Cage why he did not give a conventional and informative lecture?
(a) M. C. Richards.
(b) Pam Ayres.
(c) Elisaveta Bagryana.
(d) Joanna Baillie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be controlled or not, as one chooses"?

2. What country did Cage's dad falsely say the family would visit?

3. What did Dr. Suzuki eat at dinner while everyone ate curries?

4. Who said he loves philosophical debates because no one wins?

5. What genre of art influenced Cage?

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