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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?
(a) Holloway.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Ipswich.
(d) Paris.

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

3. Who recommended George Martin for the job at Abbey Road, as cited early in Chapter 3?
(a) Dr. Karl Haas.
(b) Peter Ustinov.
(c) Oscar Preuss.
(d) Sidney Harrison.

4. What happened to many of the labels at EMI, following World War II, according to George Martin?
(a) They dismissed pop music as a mere fad, thus losing their position in the industry.
(b) Many were diminished or decimated.
(c) They moved from the recording business to television.
(d) Most moved to America.

5. Who woke George Martin in the middle of the night, at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Brian Epstein.
(b) Paul McCartney.
(c) Mal Evans.
(d) Neil Aspinall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of Parlophone, whom George Martin met for an interview at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. George Martin states that pop music is not a step down from classical, for what reason?

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

4. In what year was George Martin born?

5. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?

(see the answer key)

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