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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Cage attended but was not invited to a party at what family's home?
(a) The Andersons.
(b) The Johnsons.
(c) The Reises.
(d) The Callahans.

3. In what year were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1961.

4. Who made a recording of "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?"?
(a) J. K. Adamson.
(b) D. J. Carter.
(c) C. F. Peters.
(d) A. G. Sampson.

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls asking if there was music played during meetings of what religion?
(a) Quakerism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Taoism.
(d) Mormonism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had 12 tones and governed the La Domaine Musicale, according to Cage's essay on Erik Satie?

2. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says if America had Festivals of Contemporary Music, it would look awake like what continent?

3. Who did Yun Kiang meet while rambling to the east?

4. "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" was first recorded in how many parts?

5. Who said, "John, I dearly love you, but I can't bear another minute"?

(see the answer key)

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