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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" first published?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1961.

2. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Austria.
(d) England.

3. "Forerunners of Modern Music" was first published in what year?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1950.

4. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what city?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Palo Alto.
(d) Chicago.

5. According to Cage's essay on him, Erik Satie said who was not clumsy in his publicity?
(a) Bach.
(b) Cage.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Beethoven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Quantitaten"?

2. Where did Cage recall taking eight children to a zoo?

3. What genre of art influenced Cage?

4. According to Cage, what was the method for bringing about unpredictability?

5. How long had Erik Satie been dead when Cage wrote an essay about him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cage think most people feel about experimentation?

2. How did painter Willem de Kooning respond when asked what painters of the past had influenced him?

3. Why does the author say he is grateful to Richard K. Winslow?

4. How does Cage describe the creation of "Music for Piano"?

5. How does Cage describe the process by which he created a piece of music scored for twelve radios?

6. What does Cage say about Erik Satie's relevance?

7. In "Experimental Music: Doctrine," how does Cage respond when asked what he had to say about rhythm?

8. What does Cage say about Varese in relation to the present nature of music?

9. How does Cage answer his own question about whether music can be composed without writing it in pencil or ink?

10. What does Cage believe the future holds for sounds that are heard on a regular basis?

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