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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?
(a) Twelve feet.
(b) Twenty-six feet.
(c) Sixteen feet.
(d) Ten feet.

2. 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) Punching holes in the sound.
(d) The volume of the recording is too low.

3. As explained by George Martin in Chapter 2, how is orchestration different from composition?
(a) Orchestration involves changing a composition, as an editor changes a manuscript.
(b) Orchestration is more difficult than composition.
(c) Orchestration is easier than composition.
(d) Orchestration is a matter of giving color to lines that are already there.

4. What was unusual about the piano-playing skill of Irving Berlin, according to George Martin?
(a) He could not play the piano without accompaniment.
(b) He could only play in G flat.
(c) He could only play his own compositions.
(d) He could only play with his eyes closed.

5. The Beatles first signed with which publisher in America?
(a) Dick Clark.
(b) Dick James.
(c) Brian Epstein.
(d) Pete Best.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, which two songs did George Martin want the Beatles to record in a foreign language?

2. Which group of painters is George Martin's favorite?

3. In what city were the Beatles trapped in an overloaded elevator?

4. During the Beatles' first recording session, George Martin wanted to replace which Beatle with a studio musician?

5. While George Martin's main instrument was the piano, what was his second instrument at music school?

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