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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city were the Beatles trapped in an overloaded elevator?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Denver.

2. George Martin describes John Lennon and Paul McCartney as the main talent of the Beatles, and describes George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and himself as what?
(a) Overshadowed talents.
(b) Subsidiary talents.
(c) Overrated talents.
(d) Marginal talents.

3. For which movie did George Martin receive his first and only Academy Award nomination?
(a) "Goldfinger".
(b) "A Hard Day's Night".
(c) "Live and Let Die".
(d) "Help!"

4. Who found a solution to the noise problem caused by extra tracks multiplying hiss and crackle?
(a) George Martin.
(b) Thomas Dolby.
(c) Dr. Ray Dolby.
(d) Dick James.

5. In the movie, "Yellow Submarine", what sound effect did George Martin contrive for the enormous monster that sucked up the yellow submarine and, eventually, the movie screen?
(a) Piccolo trumpets.
(b) Orchestral music played backwards.
(c) A dilruba.
(d) Small strips of tape, cut apart and spliced in random order.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a common mistake made by producers and musicians alike, according to George Martin in Chapter 4?

2. According to George Martin in Chapter 4, why is a human voice more interesting than a synthesizer?

3. In what year did the Beatles first reach number one in America?

4. The Beatles first signed with which publisher in America?

5. During the original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone, how many titles were the Beatles expected to record?

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