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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cage and his friend received food and spices from what country?
(a) Australia.
(b) Chile.
(c) China.
(d) India.

2. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what publication?
(a) Musical Traditions.
(b) Nutida Musik.
(c) Critical Musicology Journal.
(d) Muzica Moderna.

3. In what year did Cage meet Merce Cunningham?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1939.

4. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage recalls having an appointment on what day?
(a) Friday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

5. In "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" Cage says Marchetti has gone where?
(a) To Milan.
(b) To Venice.
(c) To Dublin.
(d) To Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Cage begin writing the lecture "Indeterminacy"?

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

3. What composer wrote "Klavierstücke XI"?

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

5. Into what language was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" translated?

(see the answer key)

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