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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did George Martin stop taking piano lessons after only eight lessons?
(a) The instructor moved away.
(b) The lessons were too expensive.
(c) His mother died.
(d) His mother had a row with his instructor.

2. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?
(a) "Yesterday".
(b) "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
(c) "Ticket to Ride".
(d) "She Loves You".

3. How long after the wedding of George Martin and Sheena, did his mother pass away?
(a) One year.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three years.
(d) One week.

4. In Chapter 1, George Martin mentioned his membership in what dramatic group?
(a) The Cavern.
(b) The Four Tune Tellers.
(c) The Waverleys.
(d) The Quavers.

5. While George Martin's main instrument was the piano, what was his second instrument at music school?
(a) French horn.
(b) Oboe.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. George Martin guesses he was how old when his family got a piano?

2. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?

3. In Chapter 3, who was mistakenly announced to Oscar Preuss as "Mr. Arse"?

4. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?

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

(see the answer key)

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