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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanied Cage and eight children on a trip to a zoo?
(a) Claire Austen.
(b) Barbara Lawson.
(c) Merce Cunningham.
(d) Christina Linus.

2. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed coins how many times?
(a) Three times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Six times.

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

4. When is Cage's foreword dated?
(a) May 1959.
(b) July 1962.
(c) April 1958.
(d) June 1961.

5. What was the occupation of the person Cage thanks at the end of his foreword?
(a) Radio disc jockey.
(b) Sound mixer.
(c) Professor of music.
(d) Bank teller.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first presented?

2. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?

3. Who translated "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" into another language?

4. Who said there is evil in the world "to thicken the plot"?

5. In what year did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?

(see the answer key)

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