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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?
(a) "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
(b) "Yesterday".
(c) "She Loves You".
(d) "Ticket to Ride".

2. In Chapter 1, George Martin mentioned his membership in what dramatic group?
(a) The Quavers.
(b) The Cavern.
(c) The Waverleys.
(d) The Four Tune Tellers.

3. In Chapter 3, who was mistakenly announced to Oscar Preuss as "Mr. Arse"?
(a) Dr. Karl Haas, head of EMI.
(b) Dr. Karl Oskar, head of EMI.
(c) Dr. Karl Haas, conductor of the London Baroque Ensemble.
(d) Dr. Karl Oskar, conductor of the London Baroque Ensemble.

4. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Paris.
(c) Ipswich.
(d) Holloway.

5. At what age did George Martin join his sister at a convent school?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was George Martin's day job at the BBC Music Library, after he finished music school?

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

3. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?

4. Why is it almost never cost effective to play classical music live in modern times, according to George Martin?

5. By the end of Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?

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