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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Beatles' first recording session, George Martin wanted to replace which Beatle with a studio musician?
(a) Ringo Starr.
(b) John Lennon.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) Pete Best.

2. What, according to George Martin, is the real wonder of music and orchestration?
(a) You can actually paint sound.
(b) Music is the common language of all people.
(c) Everyone hears notes differently.
(d) Notes on the page become sound in the ear.

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

4. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
(a) Sorting scores.
(b) Overseeing classical music.
(c) Composition.
(d) Accounting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The B-side of the Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" was what?

2. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?

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

4. Who was the head of Parlophone, whom George Martin met for an interview at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. According to George Martin in Chapter 4, why is a human voice more interesting than a synthesizer?

(see the answer key)

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