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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 the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is music's "divisibility into successive parts from phrases to long sections"?
(a) Form.
(b) Structure.
(c) Method.
(d) Material.

2. Who is the author of "Essay on Rime"?
(a) Karl Shapiro.
(b) Jesse Simpson.
(c) Samuel Gallina.
(d) Andrea Del Gato.

3. Who asked Cage why he did not give a conventional and informative lecture?
(a) Pam Ayres.
(b) Elisaveta Bagryana.
(c) M. C. Richards.
(d) Joanna Baillie.

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

5. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?
(a) Sri Ramakrishna.
(b) Swami Vivekananda.
(c) Sai Baba .
(d) Sri Chandrashekarendra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each line of text in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" was meant to be read in what time period?

2. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what city?

3. In what state was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?

4. In what publication did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?

5. "Edgard Varese" was first published in what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the section in "Composition as Process--III: Communication" where the author answers questions with more questions?

2. Describe the anecdote used at the conclusion of "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy" about Dr. Suzuki.

3. Why does Cage format "Erik Satie" in a way where he and Satie never hear what the other is saying?

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

5. What advancements in music does Cage attribute to Henry Cowell?

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

7. In the book's Foreword, how does Cage describe the way the writings and lectures in his book are written and presented?

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

9. How does Cage go about exploring the work of each composer he mentions in "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?

10. How does Cage describe the way Christian Wolff wrote music?

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