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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the profession of George Martin's father?
(a) Baker.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Musician.
(d) Actor.

5. In Chapter 1, which two songs did George Martin want the Beatles to record in a foreign language?
(a) "Ticket to Ride" and "She Loves You".
(b) "Yesterday" and "Ticket to Ride".
(c) "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
(d) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Yesterday".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While George Martin's main instrument was the piano, what was his second instrument at music school?

3. What was the name of George Martin's first band?

4. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?

5. In Chapter 1, George Martin mentioned his membership in what dramatic group?

(see the answer key)

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