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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time "All You Need Is Ears" was written, what equipment was used to alter the pitch of a human voice recording?
(a) Eventide Harmoniser.
(b) Vocal Harmoniser.
(c) Harmonising Vocaliser.
(d) Harmonising Eventide.

2. What was the cause of death of George Martin's mother?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cerebral hemorrhage.

3. After attending a concert, George Martin met Eric Harrison, a musician who played which instrument?
(a) Oboe.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Piano.

4. George Martin had trouble plugging "Love Me Do" for what reason, as explained in Chapter 7?
(a) The song title seemed trite.
(b) The industry did not approve of the Beatles' longish hair.
(c) The Beatles were from Liverpool, not London.
(d) The industry was expecting a comedy record from him.

5. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
(a) Overseeing classical music.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Sorting scores.
(d) Composition.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his first meeting with George Martin, the Beatles' manager said that everyone in Liverpool described them in what way?

2. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?

3. Who was the manager of the Beatles in 1962?

4. What was unusual about the piano-playing skill of Irving Berlin, according to George Martin?

5. In Chapter 1, Eric Harrison advised George Martin to do what?

(see the answer key)

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