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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1950.

2. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed how many coins?
(a) Six coins.
(b) Two coins.
(c) Four coins.
(d) Three coins.

3. What group asked Cage whether the American avant-garde followed the same direction as the European one?
(a) The Belgians.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Austrians.
(d) The Polish.

4. Where did Cage recall taking eight children to a zoo?
(a) Bear Mountain Park.
(b) Bear Lake Park.
(c) Bear Mountain Lake.
(d) Bear Lake Mountain.

5. According to Cage's essay, Erik Satie said he was tired of dying of what?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Boredom.
(d) The flu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?

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

4. How much time elapsed between the two times Yun Kiang met a man acting like an animal?

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

(see the answer key)

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