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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had 12 tones and governed the La Domaine Musicale, according to Cage's essay on Erik Satie?
(a) Thomas Mann.
(b) Ronaldo Di Bucca.
(c) Samuel Graham.
(d) Pierre Boulez.

2. "Lecture on Nothing" was written in a format where there are how many lines in each unit?
(a) 18.
(b) 27.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

3. All three parts of "Composition as Process" were given in what country?
(a) England.
(b) Austria.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. Who translated "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music for Piano" into another language?
(a) Christian Wolff.
(b) Earle Brown.
(c) Morton Feldman.
(d) David Tudor.

5. What grade was Cage in when his dad mentioned a trip to another country, which never happened?
(a) 6th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist, and His Work" was completed it what month?

2. What religion influenced Cage?

3. What school did Merce Cunningham attend when he met Cage?

4. What is different about the type Cage uses for "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy"?

5. How much time elapsed between the two times Yun Kiang met a man acting like an animal?

(see the answer key)

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