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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After hearing the Beatles play for the first time live, George Martin wanted to replace which musician?
(a) The bass player.
(b) The drummer.
(c) The vocalist.
(d) The lead guitarist.

2. During the Beatles' first recording session, George Martin wanted to replace which Beatle with a studio musician?
(a) Pete Best.
(b) Ringo Starr.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) John Lennon.

3. The title of the book and of Chapter 4 is a pun on what Beatles song?
(a) "Ears Are All You Need".
(b) "All You Need Is Love".
(c) "Love Is All You Need".
(d) "All You Need Is Tears".

4. According to Chapter 2, what was George Martin's first real love in music?
(a) Chopin's "Fantaisie in F minor".
(b) Debussy's "Deux Arabesques".
(c) Debussy's "L'Après-midi d'une faune".
(d) Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor".

5. In Chapter 1, Eric Harrison advised George Martin to do what?
(a) Audition before the Committee for the Promotion of New Music.
(b) Send some of his compositions to the Committee for the Promotion of New Music.
(c) Reenlist in the Royal Air Arm.
(d) Reenlist in the Fleet Air Arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his first trip to America, Brian Epstein returned with a song written by which undiscovered composer?

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

3. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?

4. In 1977, how did Paul McCartney compensate for sound differences when performing "Live and Let Die" in concert?

5. Whom does George Martin refer to as his fairy godfather?

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