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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

2. According to Cage, what was the method for bringing about unpredictability?
(a) I-Ching.
(b) R-Ching.
(c) A-Ching.
(d) L-Ching.

3. What composer wrote "Indices"?
(a) Morton Feldman.
(b) Earle Brown.
(c) Christian Wolff.
(d) Julius Eastman.

4. In what year was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" first published?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1939.

5. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 5th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

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. In what publication did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?

3. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?

4. Who wrote "Psychology--never again"?

5. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?

(see the answer key)

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