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

2. In what state was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano'" first printed in English?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Ohio.

3. Who asked Cage to discuss his "Music of Changes"?
(a) Henri Pousseur.
(b) Franco Evangelisti.
(c) Luciano Berio.
(d) Wolfgang Steinecke.

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

5. In what year did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cage, what was the method for bringing about unpredictability?

2. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into what other language?

3. A portion of "Composition as Process--3: Communication" was published in what publication?

4. Into what language was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" translated?

5. "The Future of Music: Credo" was first printed to accompany a recording from whom?

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