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

2. How, according to George Martin in Chapter 7, was the collaboration of Lennon and McCartney different from Rodgers and Hart?
(a) Lennon and McCartney regularly fought while writing.
(b) Lennon wrote only music and McCartney wrote only lyrics.
(c) Lennon wrote only lyrics and McCartney wrote only music.
(d) They wrote separately, then asked each other for advice when stuck.

3. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?
(a) "Ticket to Ride".
(b) "Yesterday".
(c) "She Loves You".
(d) "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

4. The composer Bach trudged hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to meet which other musician, according to George Martin in Chapter 2?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Handel.
(d) Debussy.

5. George Martin's fairy godfather helped him to gain admission to which school?
(a) Guildhall.
(b) BBC.
(c) Royal Symphonic.
(d) Parlophone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?

2. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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