All You Need Is Ears Test | Final Test - Easy

George Martin
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All You Need Is Ears Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. George Martin and his second wife, Judy Lockhart-Smith, attended the Beatles' fancy dress party for "Magical Mystery Tour" as what characters?
(a) A nun and a Cockney costermonger.
(b) Peter Sellers and Cilla Black.
(c) Prince Philip and the Queen.
(d) Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren.

3. Which group of painters is George Martin's favorite?
(a) The Expressionists.
(b) The Realists.
(c) The Humanists.
(d) The Impressionists.

4. At EMI, what did engineer Charlie Anderson do when a photographer wanted to take pictures of a recording artist in the studio?
(a) Deny their request.
(b) Offer them standard publicity glossies.
(c) Remove all microphones from the room.
(d) Rearrange the microphones in impossible ways so no one could study his techniques.

5. George Martin wrote the musical score for which James Bond film?
(a) "Diamonds Are Forever".
(b) "Goldfinger".
(c) "Live and Let Die".
(d) "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

6. Members of what group invented an instrument called a Gizmo?
(a) The Ramones.
(b) Deep Purple.
(c) America.
(d) Winter Consort.

7. Who found a solution to the noise problem caused by extra tracks multiplying hiss and crackle?
(a) Dr. Ray Dolby.
(b) Dick James.
(c) Thomas Dolby.
(d) George Martin.

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

9. What album does George Martin cite, in Chapter 12, as the classic example of what a talented amateur can achieve with multi-track recording?
(a) Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells".
(b) Winter Consort's "Icarus".
(c) America's "History".
(d) The Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper".

10. George Martin converted a house in what New England town into a recording studio, to record Sea Train?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Marblehead.
(c) Braintree.
(d) Plymouth.

11. For which movie did George Martin receive his first and only Academy Award nomination?
(a) "Goldfinger".
(b) "Live and Let Die".
(c) "Help!"
(d) "A Hard Day's Night".

12. Which small American record label released "She Loves You" after Capitol Records refused?
(a) EMI Records.
(b) Decca Records.
(c) Swan Records.
(d) VJ Records.

13. In what city were the Beatles trapped in an overloaded elevator?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New York.
(c) Denver.
(d) Paris.

14. George Martin states, throughout "All You Need Is Ears", that major change comes to the recording industry at what general interval of time?
(a) Every twenty years.
(b) Every ten years.
(c) Every twenty-five years.
(d) Every fifteen years.

15. What problem was discovered at AIR, while Laurence Olivier was recording "Julius Caesar"?
(a) The walls weren't soundproof.
(b) Overly sensitive microphones.
(c) A squeaky floorboard.
(d) Poor air circulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Beatles' first trip to America, why did Alan Livingston attempt to keep George Martin away from press conferences and the limelight?

2. What was the first difference George Martin noticed at Capitol Studios in America, as compared to Abbey Road, as described in Chapter 8?

3. After how many attempts, as described in Chapter 9, did Capitol Records agree to release Beatles records?

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

5. How, according to George Martin, does a computer multiply 17 by 32?

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