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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, George Martin mentioned his membership in what dramatic group?
(a) The Cavern.
(b) The Four Tune Tellers.
(c) The Waverleys.
(d) The Quavers.

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

4. According to Chapter 2, what was George Martin's first real love in music?
(a) Debussy's "L'Après-midi d'une faune".
(b) Chopin's "Fantaisie in F minor".
(c) Debussy's "Deux Arabesques".
(d) Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor".

5. Before George Martin joined the Fleet Air Arm he worked briefly at what occupation?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Surveyor.
(c) Baker.
(d) Dishwasher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age did George Martin join his sister at a convent school?

3. What reason did George Martin offer, in Chapter 1, for marrying his first wife, Sheena?

4. What happened to many of the labels at EMI, following World War II, according to George Martin?

5. What two career paths did George Martin consider before joining the Fleet Air Arm?

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