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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Martin perceived which Beatle to be the leader of the group, early in their relationship, as described in Chapter 7?
(a) No one.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Paul McCartney.

2. After his first trip to America, Brian Epstein returned with a song written by which undiscovered composer?
(a) Dick James.
(b) Irving Berlin.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Burt Bacharach.

3. At the end of Chapter 1, who offered George Martin a job?
(a) Oscar Preuss.
(b) Peter Ustinov.
(c) Sidney Harrison.
(d) Eric Harrison.

4. Why does George Martin say he could not have written Beatles tunes?
(a) He could not play the guitar.
(b) He lacked their ability to tell a story through song.
(c) He lacked their rhyming ability.
(d) He lacked the group's simple approach.

5. According to Chapter 2, what was George Martin's first real love in music?
(a) Chopin's "Fantaisie in F minor".
(b) Debussy's "L'Après-midi d'une faune".
(c) Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor".
(d) Debussy's "Deux Arabesques".

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Chapter 7, why was George Martin first skeptical about the Beatles?

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

3. What is a common mistake made by producers and musicians alike, according to George Martin in Chapter 4?

4. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?

5. What, according to George Martin, is the real wonder of music and orchestration?

(see the answer key)

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