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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What composer wrote "Indices"?
(a) Earle Brown.
(b) Julius Eastman.
(c) Morton Feldman.
(d) Christian Wolff.

3. Who accompanied Cage and eight children on a trip to a zoo?
(a) Claire Austen.
(b) Merce Cunningham.
(c) Barbara Lawson.
(d) Christina Linus.

4. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what month?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) July.

5. What composer wrote "Klavierstücke XI"?
(a) Karlheinz Stockhausen.
(b) Manuel de Falla.
(c) Ottorino Respighi.
(d) Nikolai Medtner.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cage's essay, Erik Satie said he was tired of dying of what?

2. What was Cage's wife's name?

3. What religion influenced Cage?

4. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what publication?

5. Who did Erik Satie describe as stupid and weak, according to Cage's essay on him?

(see the answer key)

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