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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?
(a) Drummer.
(b) Songwriter.
(c) Tour manager.
(d) Producer.

2. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
(a) Overseeing classical music.
(b) Sorting scores.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Composition.

3. Who was the first president of the London Baroque Society?
(a) Oscar Preuss.
(b) Peter Ustinov.
(c) Dr. Karl Oskar.
(d) George Martin.

4. By the end of Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
(a) Lead promoter.
(b) Manager of the Beatles.
(c) Equipment manager.
(d) Head of the record label.

5. In what year did the Beatles first reach number one in America?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?

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

3. The composer Bach trudged hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to meet which other musician, according to George Martin in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 3, who was mistakenly announced to Oscar Preuss as "Mr. Arse"?

5. Who woke George Martin in the middle of the night, at the beginning of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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