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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?
(a) Twelve feet.
(b) Twenty-six feet.
(c) Sixteen feet.
(d) Ten feet.

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

4. In Chapter 7, George Martin reflects that what decision cost him millions of pounds?
(a) Selling his rights to the Beatles catalog to Michael Jackson.
(b) Turning down an offer to buy a share in Dick James Music.
(c) Refusing to publish the Beatles' music worldwide.
(d) Turning down an offer to buy a share in Dick Clark Music.

5. According to George Martin in Chapter 7, Ringo Starr's lack of technical skill was made up for by what?
(a) Solid technique and individuality.
(b) Charisma.
(c) The rough voice of John Lennon.
(d) The sweet voice of Paul McCartney.

Short Answer Questions

1. The original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone was set to last for how long?

2. Early in the Beatles' saga, who was the assistant to Neil Aspinall?

3. The title of the book and of Chapter 4 is a pun on what Beatles song?

4. Chapter 4 opens with George Martin's discussion of what, and its relationship to sound and music?

5. What is a common mistake made by producers and musicians alike, according to George Martin in Chapter 4?

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