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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Martin states that pop music is not a step down from classical, for what reason?
(a) Schubert and Beethoven wrote for the masses, creating pop music for their times.
(b) Classical music is formulaic, while pop music is freeform.
(c) Pop music attracts larger audiences than classical.
(d) Pop music generates much more revenue than classical.

2. The composer Bach trudged hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to meet which other musician, according to George Martin in Chapter 2?
(a) Debussy.
(b) Handel.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Chopin.

3. According to George Martin in Chapter 2, what was the great challenge faced by classical composers in the late twentieth century?
(a) Finding enough talented musicians to form an orchestra.
(b) Not being influenced by pop music.
(c) They must create a new sound, or else risk being categorized by the style they emulate.
(d) Making a living.

4. In what year was George Martin born?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1928.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How long after the wedding of George Martin and Sheena, did his mother pass away?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 3, George Martin went to Abbey Road to visit which studio?

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