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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did the Beatles gather to record their first record?
(a) September 11, 1962.
(b) July 9, 1961.
(c) August 12, 1963.
(d) July 22, 1962.

2. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?
(a) A house he purchased in London.
(b) A Paris hotel room.
(c) A recording studio.
(d) His childhood home.

3. During their first meeting with George Martin, which Beatle did not speak a word?
(a) Pete Best.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Paul McCartney.

4. What was the cause of death of George Martin's mother?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cerebral hemorrhage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Beatle, according to George Martin in Chapter 7, was the most proficient musician?

3. After hearing the Beatles play for the first time live, George Martin wanted to replace which musician?

4. Before George Martin joined the Fleet Air Arm he worked briefly at what occupation?

5. In Chapter 7, George Martin reflects that what decision cost him millions of pounds?

(see the answer key)

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