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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As described in Chapter 4, what are bass traps?
(a) Special strings for bass guitars, featuring extra vibration.
(b) Chimney-like objects used to absorb bass frequencies.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Devices for altering the frequency of bass guitars.

2. George Martin explains that, in 1954, what was true about singer/songwriters?
(a) Singers were discouraged from singing their own compositions.
(b) Singers only sang their own songs.
(c) Singer/songwriters were asked to choose one specialty or the other.
(d) Singer/songwriters were a rare breed, less common than in the late 1970s.

3. Who woke George Martin in the middle of the night, at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Mal Evans.
(b) Brian Epstein.
(c) Neil Aspinall.
(d) Paul McCartney.

4. While in the Fleet Air Arm, George Martin was invited to appear on which BBC program?
(a) "Army Marches".
(b) "Benny Hill Show".
(c) "Navy Mixture".
(d) "Top of the Pops".

5. Why does George Martin say he could not have written Beatles tunes?
(a) He lacked the group's simple approach.
(b) He could not play the guitar.
(c) He lacked their ability to tell a story through song.
(d) He lacked their rhyming ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a common mistake made by producers and musicians alike, according to George Martin in Chapter 4?

2. After his first trip to America, Brian Epstein returned with a song written by which undiscovered composer?

3. The original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone was set to last for how long?

4. Why is it almost never cost effective to play classical music live in modern times, according to George Martin?

5. In Chapter 7 George Martin and Judy took their first trip to which club, where the Beatles often performed?

(see the answer key)

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