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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?
(a) The Hotel Georges Cinq.
(b) The Hotel Jacques Cinq.
(c) The Hotel Jacques Trois.
(d) The Hotel Georges Deux.

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

4. George Martin guesses he was how old when his family got a piano?
(a) Three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

5. Whom does George Martin refer to as his fairy godfather?
(a) Sidney Harrison.
(b) Oscar Preuss.
(c) Eric Harrison.
(d) George Harrison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of George Martin's first band?

3. What, according to George Martin, is the real wonder of music and orchestration?

4. In Chapter 1, which two songs did George Martin want the Beatles to record in a foreign language?

5. In what year was George Martin born?

(see the answer key)

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