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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Regarding the family flat where George Martin lived as a boy, which of the following is true?
(a) The flat had no electricity and the only water supply was a sink on the landing.
(b) The flat had electricity but no running water.
(c) The flat had electricity but the only water supply was a sink on the landing.
(d) The flat had no electricity and no running water.

2. What was the name of George Martin's first band?
(a) The Waverleys.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Four Tune Tellers.
(d) The Quavers.

3. As explained in Chapter 4, what is the normal range of hearing for humans?
(a) 20 to 200,000 hertz.
(b) 200 to 100,000 hertz.
(c) 10 to 200,000 hertz.
(d) 20 to 20,000 hertz.

4. George Martin had trouble plugging "Love Me Do" for what reason, as explained in Chapter 7?
(a) The industry was expecting a comedy record from him.
(b) The industry did not approve of the Beatles' longish hair.
(c) The Beatles were from Liverpool, not London.
(d) The song title seemed trite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time George Martin took over Parlophone, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, and Peggy Lee were signed with which American label?

2. How long after the wedding of George Martin and Sheena, did his mother pass away?

3. In Chapter 1, Eric Harrison advised George Martin to do what?

4. 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?

5. Who first contacted George Martin in 1962 about a new group called the Beatles, as described in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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