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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, George Martin went to Abbey Road to visit which studio?
(a) Regal Zonophone.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Apple.
(d) EMI.

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

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

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

5. Why did George Martin stop taking piano lessons after only eight lessons?
(a) The instructor moved away.
(b) His mother had a row with his instructor.
(c) His mother died.
(d) The lessons were too expensive.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As explained by George Martin in Chapter 2, how is orchestration different from composition?

4. What reason did George Martin offer, in Chapter 1, for marrying his first wife, Sheena?

5. At Abbey Road, what skills did George Martin realize were required to make recordings, in addition to technical abilities?

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