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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Cage and Merce Cunningham begin working together?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1939.

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

3. What composer wrote "Duo II for Pianists"?
(a) Christian Wolff.
(b) Earle Brown.
(c) Julius Eastman.
(d) Morton Feldman.

4. When Cage first moved to the country, he lived in the small farmhouse with David Tudor, M. C. Richards, and what family?
(a) The Hills.
(b) The Weinribs.
(c) The Bettanys.
(d) The Jamesons.

5. What did Dr. Suzuki eat at dinner while everyone ate curries?
(a) Pork chops.
(b) Raw fruits and vegetables.
(c) Rice.
(d) Bread pudding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?

2. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what year?

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

4. What composer wrote "Indices"?

5. Cage called the 4-H Club in New City to ask about what?

(see the answer key)

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