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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As described in Chapter 14, AIR built its first studio where?
(a) A house in New England.
(b) At the top of an old department store in London, in what was once a restaurant for the gentry.
(c) A yacht formerly owned by the Yugoslavian government.
(d) A private area in the Caribbean.

2. During the Beatles' first recording session, George Martin wanted to replace which Beatle with a studio musician?
(a) Pete Best.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) Ringo Starr.
(d) John Lennon.

3. At the time George Martin took over Parlophone, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, and Peggy Lee were signed with which American label?
(a) Parlophone.
(b) Capitol.
(c) RCA.
(d) Apple.

4. As stated in Chapter 8, in what year did George Martin make his first trip to America?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1964.

5. What record, produced by George Martin, was the first record taken to the moon?
(a) "Yesterday", by the Beatles.
(b) "She's Leaving Home", by the Beatles.
(c) "Tubular Bells", by Mike Oldfield.
(d) "Icarus", by Winter Consort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the scandal at EMI, involving sopranos Kirsten Flagstad and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf?

2. According to George Martin in Chapter 2, what was the great challenge faced by classical composers in the late twentieth century?

3. What was the profession of George Martin's father?

4. Regarding the family flat where George Martin lived as a boy, which of the following is true?

5. What reason did George Martin offer, in Chapter 1, for marrying his first wife, Sheena?

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