All You Need Is Ears Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

George Martin
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All You Need Is Ears Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

George Martin
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After attending a concert, George Martin met Eric Harrison, a musician who played which instrument?

2. What was the scandal at EMI, involving sopranos Kirsten Flagstad and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf?

3. Early in the Beatles' saga, who was the assistant to Neil Aspinall?

4. The composer Bach trudged hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to meet which other musician, according to George Martin in Chapter 2?

5. What was the profession of George Martin's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances that led George Martin to marry his first wife, Sheena, and the tragedy, which occurred shortly thereafter.

2. Briefly summarize George Martin's experience at the Guildhall School of Music.

3. Why did George Martin turn down Dick James' offer to take on a share in his company?

4. What was the atmosphere at Parlophone immediately following the retirement of Oscar Preuss, as described by George Martin at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. Whom does George Martin consider to be his fairy godfather, and how did the two meet?

6. What events led to the purchase of Capitol Records by Sir Joseph Lockwood, and what artists did EMI gain as a result of the purchase?

7. What were George Martin's early life experiences with the piano and performing in general?

8. Briefly describe George Martin's first meeting with the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, in 1962.

9. Briefly outline George Martin's career experiences before beginning his ultimate career in the recording industry.

10. Why does George Martin value the inability of the human voice to stay completely in tune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss George Martin's choices, regarding what to include and what to exclude from "All You Need Is Ears". For example, he includes a lengthy description, in Chapter 5, about how he destroyed EMI's relationship with a lesser-known artist, the conductor of The Scottish Festival of Male Voice Praise, and yet he makes no mention of the milestone event, the breakup of the Beatles.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the unique collaborative writing style employed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. In the opinion of George Martin, how are their individual styles unique?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main theme or themes of "All You Need Is Ears"? Is it possible for an autobiography to have a cohesive theme, without some scheming, omissions, and altering of facts by the author?

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