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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to George Martin, is the real wonder of music and orchestration?
(a) Music is the common language of all people.
(b) You can actually paint sound.
(c) Notes on the page become sound in the ear.
(d) Everyone hears notes differently.

2. How did the recording tape used at Capitol in 1958 differ from the tape used at Abbey Road?
(a) Capitol used half-inch tape to produce a three-track recording, while Abbey Road used quarter-inch tape to produce three tracks.
(b) Capitol used half-inch tape to produce a three-track recording, while Abbey Road used quarter-inch tape to produce two tracks.
(c) Capitol used one-inch tape to produce a three-track recording, while Abbey Road used half-inch tape to produce two tracks.
(d) Capitol used quarter-inch tape to produce a two-track recording, while Abbey Road used half-inch tape to produce three tracks.

3. At what age did George Martin join his sister at a convent school?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

4. When ADT was first applied to John Lennon's voice, what made-up phrase did George Martin use to describe the mechanics?
(a) Double-flanged sploshing bifurcator.
(b) Double-bifurcated sploshing flange.
(c) Triple-tracked sploshing flange.
(d) Triple-sploshing bifurcated flange.

5. At the end of Chapter 1, who offered George Martin a job?
(a) Eric Harrison.
(b) Sidney Harrison.
(c) Peter Ustinov.
(d) Oscar Preuss.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the British Embassy in 1964, what did one Beatle fan do to Ringo Starr?

2. Regarding the family flat where George Martin lived as a boy, which of the following is true?

3. According to Chapter 2, what was George Martin's first real love in music?

4. How does George Martin describe the result, when a recording is overcompressed?

5. Which small American record label released "She Loves You" after Capitol Records refused?

(see the answer key)

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