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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Lecture on Nothing" was originally printed in what month?
(a) July.
(b) December.
(c) August.
(d) June.

2. In what month were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?
(a) July,
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) January.

3. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was completed it what year?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1945.

4. Each line of text in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" was meant to be read in what time period?
(a) Half of a second.
(b) Five seconds.
(c) One second.
(d) Two seconds.

5. What college was Cage attending when he took a course where he wrote in the manner of Gertrude Stein?
(a) Pomona College.
(b) California State University.
(c) Black Lake College.
(d) Palo Alto College.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year were all three parts of "Composition as Process" given?

3. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what year?

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

5. "Goal: New Music, New Dance" was written by Cage in what city?

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