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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cage recalls going to the Bolshoi Ballet with whom?
(a) Arnold Schoenberg.
(b) David Tudor.
(c) M. C. Richards.
(d) Erik Satie.

2. How much time elapsed between the two times Yun Kiang met a man acting like an animal?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

3. Cage says in his foreword that he has been writing articles and giving lectures for over how many years?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

4. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "the means of controlling the continuity from note to note"?
(a) Material.
(b) Form.
(c) Method.
(d) Structure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cage had a method for bringing about unpredictability where he tossed coins how many times?

2. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "is properly mind-controlled"?

3. In the "Strategy" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term does Cage say "may be planned or improvised"?

4. According to Cage, "Forerunners of Modern Music" was translated into another language by whom?

5. Who asked Cage why he did not give a conventional and informative lecture?

(see the answer key)

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