View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Eric Harrison advised George Martin to do what?
(a) Audition before the Committee for the Promotion of New Music.
(b) Send some of his compositions to the Committee for the Promotion of New Music.
(c) Reenlist in the Fleet Air Arm.
(d) Reenlist in the Royal Air Arm.

2. 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".

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

4. After attending a concert, George Martin met Eric Harrison, a musician who played which instrument?
(a) Oboe.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Piano.

5. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?
(a) A Paris hotel room.
(b) His childhood home.
(c) A recording studio.
(d) A house he purchased in London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first president of the London Baroque Society?

2. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 1, who offered George Martin a job?

5. Why did George Martin stop taking piano lessons after only eight lessons?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample