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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 vocalist.
(b) The bass player.
(c) The drummer.
(d) The lead guitarist.

2. How much were the Beatles to receive per record in royalties, per their original contract with Parlophone?
(a) Two pennies.
(b) One penny.
(c) One-half pound.
(d) One pound.

3. What was the scandal at EMI, involving sopranos Kirsten Flagstad and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf?
(a) Flagstad had throat trouble during a recording session, and Schwarzkopf was secretly brought in to dub in the high C note for her.
(b) Schwarzkopf had throat trouble during a recording session, and Flagstad was secretly brought in to dub in the high C note for her.
(c) The two had a secret affair.
(d) Flagstad recorded songs that were released under the Schwarzkopf name.

4. During their first meeting with George Martin, who was the most talkative Beatle?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) Pete Best.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Ringo Starr.

5. In what year did the Beatles first reach number one in America?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of George Martin's father?

2. How, according to George Martin in Chapter 7, was the collaboration of Lennon and McCartney different from Rodgers and Hart?

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

4. The Beatles first signed with which publisher in America?

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

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