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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The B-side of the Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" was what?
(a) "All You Need Is Love".
(b) "She Loves You".
(c) "I want to Hold Your Hand".
(d) "P.S. I Love You".

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

3. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?
(a) Drummer.
(b) Producer.
(c) Tour manager.
(d) Songwriter.

4. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?
(a) The Hotel Georges Cinq.
(b) The Hotel Jacques Cinq.
(c) The Hotel Georges Deux.
(d) The Hotel Jacques Trois.

5. In what year did George Martin receive the Britannia Award for being the top British record producer of the past twenty-five years?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. At EMI, what did engineer Charlie Anderson do when a photographer wanted to take pictures of a recording artist in the studio?

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

4. In Chapter 12, what does George Martin refer to as a "golden treadmill?"

5. What album does George Martin cite, in Chapter 12, as the classic example of what a talented amateur can achieve with multi-track recording?

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