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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
(a) Composition.
(b) Overseeing classical music.
(c) Sorting scores.
(d) Accounting.

2. What sound near the end of "Good Morning" sounded remarkably like the guitar at the beginning of "Sergeant Pepper", allowing for an easy fusion of "Good Morning" and the "Sergeant Pepper Reprise"?
(a) A man laughing.
(b) A horse neighing.
(c) A baby crying.
(d) A chicken clucking.

3. Who recommended George Martin for the job at Abbey Road, as cited early in Chapter 3?
(a) Peter Ustinov.
(b) Dr. Karl Haas.
(c) Oscar Preuss.
(d) Sidney Harrison.

4. Who created the Beatles' early image, featuring their famous haircuts?
(a) George Martin.
(b) Brian Epstein.
(c) Sid Coleman.
(d) Pete Best.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" recorded?

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

3. What was George Martin's day job at the BBC Music Library, after he finished music school?

4. In Chapter 8, in George Martin's layer cake metaphor, what was the third layer in a four-track recording?

5. How much were the Beatles to receive per record in royalties, per their original contract with Parlophone?

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