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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of clothing did Cage wear to visit the dentist, which the dentist asked him to remove?
(a) A hat.
(b) A tie.
(c) Tennis shoes.
(d) A jacket.

2. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1954.

3. Cage recalls going to the Bolshoi Ballet with whom?
(a) M. C. Richards.
(b) David Tudor.
(c) Arnold Schoenberg.
(d) Erik Satie.

4. Who asked Cage to accompany her to a party to which he was not invited?
(a) Berta Huguenin.
(b) Annemarie Schwarzenbach.
(c) Sonya Sekula.
(d) Pia Fries.

5. Who had 12 tones and governed the La Domaine Musicale, according to Cage's essay on Erik Satie?
(a) Samuel Graham.
(b) Pierre Boulez.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) Ronaldo Di Bucca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said he loves philosophical debates because no one wins?

2. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?

3. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says he never lived in one place more than how long?

4. What composer wrote "The Art of the Fugue"?

5. In "45' for a Speaker," Cage says a trip from where he is to what country is a complex series of experiences?

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