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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their first meeting with George Martin, who was the most talkative Beatle?
(a) Paul McCartney.
(b) Pete Best.
(c) Ringo Starr.
(d) George Harrison.

2. When George Martin took over Parlophone, what was the job description of Shirley Spence?
(a) Promoter.
(b) Recording engineer.
(c) Manager.
(d) Judy Lockhart-Smith's assistant.

3. Why did George Martin ultimately agree, in 1976, to score the "Sergeant Pepper" film featuring the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton?
(a) The Beatles asked him to do it.
(b) His wife reminded him that if someone else did the job, he wouldn't be there to defend the music's integrity.
(c) The Bee Gees asked him to do it.
(d) He desperately needed money.

4. While George Martin's main instrument was the piano, what was his second instrument at music school?
(a) French horn.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Flute.
(d) Oboe.

5. George Martin witnessed an argument between Frank Sinatra and Voyle Gilmore during his first trip to America, regarding what topic?
(a) Sinatra wanted to record some Beatles tracks.
(b) Sinatra did not like his newest album cover, featuring a TWA airliner.
(c) Sinatra wanted to record in London rather than in New York.
(d) Sinatra did not like the quality of the studio equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing the Beatles play for the first time live, George Martin wanted to replace which musician?

2. Who was the first president of the London Baroque Society?

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

4. The Beatles first signed with which publisher in America?

5. Regarding the family flat where George Martin lived as a boy, which of the following is true?

(see the answer key)

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