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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what publication did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?
(a) Art Report Annual.
(b) Art News Yearly.
(c) Art News Annual.
(d) Art Report Yearly.

2. What female author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Charlotte Brontë.

3. One of the questions Cage asked in "Composition as Process--3" was if anyone had seen this man lately?
(a) David Tudor.
(b) Arnold Schoenberg.
(c) Christian Wolff.
(d) Meister Eckhardt.

4. In what state was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Massachusetts.

5. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university published Cage's book of lectures and essays?

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

3. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?

4. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "the means of controlling the continuity from note to note"?

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

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