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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?
(a) Structure.
(b) Form.
(c) Material.
(d) Method.

2. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1934.

3. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie was told he would "see" when he was how old?
(a) 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

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

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 year?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the questions Cage asked in "Composition as Process--3" was if anyone had seen this man lately?

2. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?

3. Who said he loves philosophical debates because no one wins?

4. Who composed "Exercises de piano"?

5. What did Dr. Suzuki eat at dinner while everyone ate curries?

(see the answer key)

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