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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, which two songs did George Martin want the Beatles to record in a foreign language?
(a) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Yesterday".
(b) "Yesterday" and "Ticket to Ride".
(c) "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
(d) "Ticket to Ride" and "She Loves You".

2. In what year was "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" recorded?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1970.

3. While George Martin's main instrument was the piano, what was his second instrument at music school?
(a) French horn.
(b) Oboe.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Flute.

4. During the Beatles' first visit to America, according to George Martin in Chapter 9, what did some middle-aged men on Fifth Avenue wear to show they were in tune?
(a) Collarless suits.
(b) Skinny-legged pants.
(c) Beatle t-shirts.
(d) Beatle wigs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Chapter 10, the British Post Office prevented the Mastersingers from singing a choral version of what?

2. George Martin explains that, in 1954, what was true about singer/songwriters?

3. Regarding orchestration, what does George Martin offer as the secret to good string writing?

4. What problem was discovered at AIR, while Laurence Olivier was recording "Julius Caesar"?

5. What was George Martin's day job at the BBC Music Library, after he finished music school?

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