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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of George Martin's father?
(a) Actor.
(b) Baker.
(c) Musician.
(d) Carpenter.

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

3. Chapter 4 opens with George Martin's discussion of what, and its relationship to sound and music?
(a) Art.
(b) Pop culture.
(c) The economy.
(d) Architecture.

4. How much were the Beatles to receive per record in royalties, per their original contract with Parlophone?
(a) Two pennies.
(b) One pound.
(c) One-half pound.
(d) One penny.

5. Who was the first artist recorded by George Martin at AIR's first studio?
(a) Cilla Black.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Mike Oldfield.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the scandal at EMI, involving sopranos Kirsten Flagstad and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf?

2. In the recording industry, what does the acronym ADT stand for?

3. While recording the twenty-four-bar climax for "A Day in the Life", George Martin told the orchestra to disobey a fundamental rule by doing what?

4. Members of what group invented an instrument called a Gizmo?

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

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