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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanied Cage and eight children on a trip to a zoo?
(a) Claire Austen.
(b) Barbara Lawson.
(c) Christina Linus.
(d) Merce Cunningham.

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

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

4. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?
(a) Christian Wolff.
(b) Julius Eastman.
(c) Earle Brown.
(d) Morton Feldman.

5. What did Cage question about Erik Satie?
(a) His death.
(b) Who should take credit for his work.
(c) If they ever met.
(d) His relevance.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Cage's foreword dated?

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

3. When was "Experimental Music" first printed?

4. According to Cage, who had probably never given Erik Satie a thought?

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

(see the answer key)

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