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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Martin guesses he was how old when his family got a piano?
(a) Three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

2. According to George Martin in Chapter 2, what was the great challenge faced by classical composers in the late twentieth century?
(a) Making a living.
(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) Finding enough talented musicians to form an orchestra.

3. "Love Me Do" hit what number in the charts?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Seventeen.

4. Before George Martin joined the Fleet Air Arm he worked briefly at what occupation?
(a) Baker.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Surveyor.
(d) Dishwasher.

5. Who are the two children of George Martin and Sheena?
(a) Bundy and Poggy.
(b) Pundy and Boggy.
(c) Lundy and Froggy.
(d) Lindy and Bindy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the four Beatles who first met with George Martin in 1962?

2. George Martin had trouble plugging "Love Me Do" for what reason, as explained in Chapter 7?

3. Why does George Martin say he could not have written Beatles tunes?

4. According to George Martin in Chapter 4, why is a human voice more interesting than a synthesizer?

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

(see the answer key)

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