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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Regarding orchestration, what does George Martin offer as the secret to good string writing?
(a) Writing all parts close to the piano's middle C.
(b) Writing for four parts, as if for four human voices.
(c) Writing a separate part for each musician.
(d) Writing as if for a piano, with parts for left and right hands.

2. What did George Martin believe would replace discs played by needles, at the time his book was written?
(a) Tapes scanned by laser beam.
(b) Discs scanned by laser beam.
(c) Discs scanned by x-ray.
(d) Mp3 technology.

3. Engelbert Humperdinck's single, "Release Me," prevented which double-A-side Beatles record from reaching number one?
(a) "Paperback Writer" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
(b) "Yesterday" and "Strawberry Fields".
(c) "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields".
(d) "Penny Lane" and "Paperback Writer".

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

5. After completion of AIR's first studio, what sort of studio did George Martin next want to create?
(a) A total environment studio.
(b) A traveling environment studio.
(c) A traveling immersion studio.
(d) A total immersion studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Beatle sang the title song in the James Bond film scored by George Martin?

2. After his first trip to America, Brian Epstein returned with a song written by which undiscovered composer?

3. George Martin wrote the musical score for which James Bond film?

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

5. In Chapter 1, George Martin mentioned his membership in what dramatic group?

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