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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?
(a) Holloway.
(b) Ipswich.
(c) Paris.
(d) Liverpool.

2. According to Chapter 2, what was George Martin's first real love in music?
(a) Debussy's "Deux Arabesques".
(b) Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor".
(c) Debussy's "L'Après-midi d'une faune".
(d) Chopin's "Fantaisie in F minor".

3. While in the Fleet Air Arm, George Martin was invited to appear on which BBC program?
(a) "Benny Hill Show".
(b) "Navy Mixture".
(c) "Army Marches".
(d) "Top of the Pops".

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

5. In Chapter 12, what does George Martin refer to as a "golden treadmill?"
(a) Writing one film score after another, to the exclusion of any other musical endeavor.
(b) Marriage and divorce.
(c) His meteoric journey with the Beatles.
(d) Following one's dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the dream of George Martin's childhood, as revealed in Chapter 12?

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

3. What was the first movie scored by George Martin?

4. After attending a concert, George Martin met Eric Harrison, a musician who played which instrument?

5. In the recording studio, what is the function of the compressor?

(see the answer key)

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