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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cage's essay, Erik Satie said he was tired of dying of what?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) The flu.
(d) A broken heart.

2. What was Cage's wife's name?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Sonia.
(d) Xenia.

3. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what publication?
(a) Metro.
(b) Citywide.
(c) Aardschok.
(d) Select.

4. When was "The Future of Music: Credo" first printed?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1934.

5. What composer wrote "Indices"?
(a) Earle Brown.
(b) Morton Feldman.
(c) Christian Wolff.
(d) Julius Eastman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was first published in what city?

4. When was "Experimental Music" first printed?

5. In the "Definitions" section of "Forerunners of Modern Music," what term is "the means of controlling the continuity from note to note"?

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