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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was George Martin's day job at the BBC Music Library, after he finished music school?
(a) Composition.
(b) Sorting scores.
(c) Recording young musicians.
(d) Fundraising.

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

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

4. At the end of Chapter 1, who offered George Martin a job?
(a) Oscar Preuss.
(b) Eric Harrison.
(c) Sidney Harrison.
(d) Peter Ustinov.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, George Martin wanted the Beatles to record two songs in which foreign language?

2. While in the Fleet Air Arm, George Martin was invited to appear on which BBC program?

3. According to Chapter 2, what was George Martin's first real love in music?

4. Regarding the family flat where George Martin lived as a boy, which of the following is true?

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

(see the answer key)

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