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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in as part of what publication?
(a) Six Musicians at Work.
(b) Four Musicians at Work.
(c) Nine Musicians at Work.
(d) Three Musicians at Work.

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

3. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?
(a) Sai Baba .
(b) Sri Chandrashekarendra.
(c) Swami Vivekananda.
(d) Sri Ramakrishna.

4. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Stockholm.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" first published?

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

3. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?

4. Cage recalls his Aunt Marge saying she loved what more than her husband?

5. Cage presented "Lecture on Nothing" at a club on what street?

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