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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sort of horn is featured in the Beatles song, "Penny Lane"?
(a) Piccolo trumpet.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Flugelhorn.
(d) Pocket trumpet.

3. The original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone was set to last for how long?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

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

5. In Chapter 7 George Martin and Judy took their first trip to which club, where the Beatles often performed?
(a) The Liverpool Lounge.
(b) The Cave.
(c) Studio Fifty-Four.
(d) The Cavern Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. How, according to George Martin in Chapter 7, was the collaboration of Lennon and McCartney different from Rodgers and Hart?

2. In what year was George Martin born?

3. At the time "All You Need Is Ears" was written, what equipment was used to alter the pitch of a human voice recording?

4. During recording sessions, as described in Chapter 5, George Martin and which artist often collapsed into fits of giggles?

5. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?

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