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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 month were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?
(a) September.
(b) July,
(c) January.
(d) May.

2. Cage recalls his Aunt Marge saying she loved what more than her husband?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her washing machine.
(c) Her television.
(d) Her car.

3. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) Palo Alto College.
(b) Pomona College.
(c) Black Lake College.
(d) California State University.

4. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "is properly mind-controlled"?
(a) Material.
(b) Form.
(c) Method.
(d) Structure.

5. Who had 12 tones and governed the La Domaine Musicale, according to Cage's essay on Erik Satie?
(a) Pierre Boulez.
(b) Samuel Graham.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) Ronaldo Di Bucca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage recalls going to the Bolshoi Ballet with whom?

2. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie said who was not clumsy in his publicity?

3. Who wrote "Quantitaten"?

4. Who did Yun Kiang meet while rambling to the east?

5. When was "Experimental Music" first presented?

(see the answer key)

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