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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?
(a) Method.
(b) Form.
(c) Structure.
(d) Material.

2. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?
(a) Sri Ramakrishna.
(b) Swami Vivekananda.
(c) Sai Baba .
(d) Sri Chandrashekarendra.

3. 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) 1945.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1952.

4. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was written by Cage in what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Seattle.

5. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what city?
(a) Milan.
(b) Athens.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage recalls his Aunt Marge saying she loved what more than her husband?

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

3. In an after-note to "Lecture on Nothing," the author recalls the way in which he avoided what?

4. What was the occupation of the person Cage thanks at the end of his foreword?

5. "Music of Changes" was originally written for what instrument?

(see the answer key)

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