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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Cage's dentist, as stated in his story after "In This Day..."?
(a) Dr. Heyman.
(b) Dr. Harrison.
(c) Dr. Crogan.
(d) Dr. Adams.

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

4. Who wrote "Psychology--never again"?
(a) Wolfram von Eschenbach.
(b) Franz Kafka.
(c) Gero von Wilpert.
(d) Christa Wolf.

5. How long did it take Cage to read the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna"?
(a) A year.
(b) A month.
(c) A day.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what month?

2. For what medium of art was Robert Rauschenberg famous?

3. In what state does Cage say he grew up?

4. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?

5. What would Cage rather do than write about Erik Satie?

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