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

2. On what date did the Beatles gather to record their first record?
(a) July 9, 1961.
(b) August 12, 1963.
(c) September 11, 1962.
(d) July 22, 1962.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, George Martin went to Abbey Road to visit which studio?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Apple.
(c) Regal Zonophone.
(d) EMI.

4. What was George Martin's complaint, in Chapter 4, regarding a beautiful villa in Portugal?
(a) Poor acoustics.
(b) Too much furniture.
(c) Lack of equipment for playing music.
(d) Curved walls that made him dizzy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the manager of the Beatles in 1962?

2. Who woke George Martin in the middle of the night, at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

4. What, according to George Martin, is the real wonder of music and orchestration?

5. The head of promotions at Parlophone was related to which other person in the book?

(see the answer key)

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