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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to George Martin in Chapter 7, Ringo Starr's lack of technical skill was made up for by what?
(a) Solid technique and individuality.
(b) The sweet voice of Paul McCartney.
(c) The rough voice of John Lennon.
(d) Charisma.

2. At the British Embassy in 1964, what did one Beatle fan do to Ringo Starr?
(a) Propose.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Steal his wallet.
(d) Snip off a piece of his hair.

3. How does George Martin describe the result, when a recording is overcompressed?
(a) Background noise, as air enters and leaves the studio.
(b) Echoes on the track.
(c) The volume of the recording is too low.
(d) Punching holes in the sound.

4. When ADT was first applied to John Lennon's voice, what made-up phrase did George Martin use to describe the mechanics?
(a) Triple-sploshing bifurcated flange.
(b) Double-bifurcated sploshing flange.
(c) Triple-tracked sploshing flange.
(d) Double-flanged sploshing bifurcator.

5. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?
(a) Ipswich.
(b) Paris.
(c) Holloway.
(d) Liverpool.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During their first meeting with George Martin, which Beatle did not speak a word?

3. At what age did George Martin join his sister at a convent school?

4. The head of promotions at Parlophone was related to which other person in the book?

5. In Chapter 8, in George Martin's layer cake metaphor, what was the first layer in a four-track recording?

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