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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Beatle, according to George Martin in Chapter 7, was the most proficient musician?
(a) John Lennon.
(b) Paul McCartney.
(c) Ringo Starr.
(d) George Harrison.

2. Before George Martin joined the Fleet Air Arm he worked briefly at what occupation?
(a) Surveyor.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Baker.
(d) Carpenter.

3. What password did the Beatles invent, to warn each other about dubious fans approaching?
(a) Gizmo.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Cripples.
(d) Meanies.

4. What, for George Martin, was the main advantage of recording on two tracks instead of one?
(a) The rhythms and vocals could be recorded separately.
(b) Two songs could be recorded on one section of tape.
(c) Two vocalists could sing without hearing each other.
(d) If a mistake were made on one track, the other track would compensate.

5. As explained in Chapter 4, what is the normal range of hearing for humans?
(a) 20 to 200,000 hertz.
(b) 20 to 20,000 hertz.
(c) 10 to 200,000 hertz.
(d) 200 to 100,000 hertz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?

2. In what year was "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" recorded?

3. What was George Martin's day job at the BBC Music Library, after he finished music school?

4. While recording the twenty-four-bar climax for "A Day in the Life", George Martin told the orchestra to disobey a fundamental rule by doing what?

5. The original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone was set to last for how long?

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