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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 music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?
(a) Form.
(b) Method.
(c) Material.
(d) Structure.

2. How much time elapsed between the two times Yun Kiang met a man acting like an animal?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Four years.

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

4. 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) Palo Alto.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

5. What male author did Cage ask Dr. Suzuki about at dinner?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) Graham Greene.
(c) Kurt Vonnegut.
(d) James Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "sound and silence"?

2. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?

3. What composer wrote "Indices"?

4. What group asked Cage whether the American avant-garde followed the same direction as the European one?

5. Who asked Cage to discuss his "Music of Changes"?

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