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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did George Martin believe would replace discs played by needles, at the time his book was written?
(a) Mp3 technology.
(b) Discs scanned by laser beam.
(c) Discs scanned by x-ray.
(d) Tapes scanned by laser beam.

2. Why was George Martin shocked when he viewed "Crooks Anonymous", a film that he scored?
(a) His movie score had been replaced with someone else's.
(b) The balance between percussion and other instruments was all wrong.
(c) The music was out of sync with the action.
(d) The vocal track had been removed from the song that played during the opening credits.

3. In Chapter 10 George Martin describes his disappointment with EMI, due to their unwillingness to pay him a bonus, using what British turn of phrase?
(a) Sod this for a game of soldiers.
(b) Let's blow this pop-stand.
(c) Sod this for a lark.
(d) Blow this for a lark.

4. What was the first movie scored by George Martin?
(a) "Yellow Submarine".
(b) "Take Me Over".
(c) "The Family Way".
(d) "My Fair Lady".

5. Which Beatle sang the title song in the James Bond film scored by George Martin?
(a) John Lennon.
(b) Ringo Starr.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) Paul McCartney.

6. In the recording studio, what is the function of the compressor?
(a) Protecting the hearing of musicians and engineers.
(b) Providing quiet heating and cooling to the studio.
(c) Lowering the volume of the loudest sounds and enhancing the quietest sounds.
(d) Allowing the use of a smaller studio.

7. Engelbert Humperdinck's single, "Release Me," prevented which double-A-side Beatles record from reaching number one?
(a) "Penny Lane" and "Paperback Writer".
(b) "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields".
(c) "Yesterday" and "Strawberry Fields".
(d) "Paperback Writer" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".

8. In Chapter 8, in George Martin's layer cake metaphor, what was the third layer in a four-track recording?
(a) The lead voice.
(b) Harmonies, such as piano or guitar.
(c) Extra bits, called sweetening.
(d) Rhythm, such as drums and bass.

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

10. What does George Martin describe as one of his biggest hurts, during the Pepper era?
(a) He was not invited to be on the cover of the "Sergeant Pepper" album.
(b) John Lennon found someone else to score "Day in the Life", because of a minor scheduling conflict.
(c) Paul McCartney found someone else to score "She's Leaving Home", because of a minor scheduling conflict.
(d) He and his first wife divorced.

11. What password did the Beatles invent, to warn each other about dubious fans approaching?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Gizmo.
(c) Cripples.
(d) Meanies.

12. At the time "All You Need Is Ears" was written, anyone wanting to become a professional record producer had what two options, according to George Martin in Chapter 12?
(a) Becoming a staff producer with a large company or becoming an independent producer.
(b) Becoming a staff producer with a large company or attending music school.
(c) Attending music school or becoming an independent producer.
(d) Attending production school or becoming an independent producer.

13. While recording the twenty-four-bar climax for "A Day in the Life", George Martin told the orchestra to disobey a fundamental rule by doing what?
(a) They were told not to listen to their neighbors.
(b) He did not tell them to disobey a fundamental rule.
(c) They were told not to tune their instruments.
(d) They were told not to sit in their usual seats, but to mix the different sections of the orchestra.

14. Which Beatles movie was produced with no assistance from George Martin?
(a) "Help!"
(b) "Abbey Road".
(c) "A Hard Day's Night".
(d) "Sergeant Pepper".

15. How, according to George Martin, does a computer multiply 17 by 32?
(a) It will multiply 10 by 32, then multiply 7 by 32, then add the results together.
(b) It will add seventeen 30s together, then add seventeen 2s together, then combine the results.
(c) It will add seventeen 32s together.
(d) It will multiply 17 by 30, then multiply 17 by 2, then add the results together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Beatles associate died from an accidental overdose in August 1967?

2. How did the recording tape used at Capitol in 1958 differ from the tape used at Abbey Road?

3. What did George Martin predict would happen soon after publication of "All You Need Is Ears", regarding holography?

4. Which film won the Oscar for musical direction, in the year George Martin was nominated?

5. George Martin witnessed an argument between Frank Sinatra and Voyle Gilmore during his first trip to America, regarding what topic?

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