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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, who had probably never given Erik Satie a thought?
(a) Ottorino Respighi.
(b) Manuel de Falla.
(c) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(d) Nikolai Medtner.

2. What religion influenced Cage?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Christianity.

3. Cage and his wife moved to New York from where?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Boston.

4. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?
(a) Structure.
(b) Material.
(c) Form.
(d) Method.

5. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what city?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Palo Alto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cage thank at the end of his foreword?

2. What did Cage question about Erik Satie?

3. What male author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?

4. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?

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

(see the answer key)

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