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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his first meeting with George Martin, the Beatles' manager said that everyone in Liverpool described them in what way?
(a) Twenty-three skidoo.
(b) The cat's pajamas.
(c) The best thing since sliced bread.
(d) The bee's knees.

2. As explained in Chapter 4, what is the normal range of hearing for humans?
(a) 20 to 20,000 hertz.
(b) 200 to 100,000 hertz.
(c) 20 to 200,000 hertz.
(d) 10 to 200,000 hertz.

3. George Martin had trouble plugging "Love Me Do" for what reason, as explained in Chapter 7?
(a) The Beatles were from Liverpool, not London.
(b) The industry was expecting a comedy record from him.
(c) The song title seemed trite.
(d) The industry did not approve of the Beatles' longish hair.

4. Why did George Martin stop taking piano lessons after only eight lessons?
(a) His mother had a row with his instructor.
(b) His mother died.
(c) The lessons were too expensive.
(d) The instructor moved away.

5. What reason did George Martin offer, in Chapter 1, for marrying his first wife, Sheena?
(a) Young love.
(b) Her singing voice.
(c) Rebellion against his mother.
(d) Her family's wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?

2. What is the mathematical relationship between middle A, the octave above middle A, and the octave below middle A on a standard piano?

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

4. In what year did the Beatles first reach number one in America?

5. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?

(see the answer key)

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