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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Martin states that pop music is not a step down from classical, for what reason?
(a) Classical music is formulaic, while pop music is freeform.
(b) Pop music attracts larger audiences than classical.
(c) Schubert and Beethoven wrote for the masses, creating pop music for their times.
(d) Pop music generates much more revenue than classical.

2. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?
(a) The Hotel Jacques Cinq.
(b) The Hotel Jacques Trois.
(c) The Hotel Georges Deux.
(d) The Hotel Georges Cinq.

3. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?
(a) His childhood home.
(b) A house he purchased in London.
(c) A Paris hotel room.
(d) A recording studio.

4. What was George Martin's day job at the BBC Music Library, after he finished music school?
(a) Composition.
(b) Fundraising.
(c) Sorting scores.
(d) Recording young musicians.

5. During his first meeting with George Martin, the Beatles' manager said that everyone in Liverpool described them in what way?
(a) The cat's pajamas.
(b) Twenty-three skidoo.
(c) The best thing since sliced bread.
(d) The bee's knees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?

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

3. What was the cause of death of George Martin's mother?

4. George Martin's fairy godfather helped him to gain admission to which school?

5. The title of the book and of Chapter 4 is a pun on what Beatles song?

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