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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Beatles song was the first to reach number one in America?
(a) "Ticket to Ride".
(b) "She Loves You".
(c) "Yesterday".
(d) "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

2. As described in Chapter 10, why did George Martin hesitate to honor John Lennon's request to fuse two versions of "Strawberry Fields"?
(a) Fusing the two versions would make the song too long.
(b) They exemplified two different musical styles.
(c) The equipment at Abbey Road made such a task nearly impossible.
(d) They were in different keys and different tempos.

3. As described in Chapter 14, AIR built its first studio where?
(a) A private area in the Caribbean.
(b) At the top of an old department store in London, in what was once a restaurant for the gentry.
(c) A house in New England.
(d) A yacht formerly owned by the Yugoslavian government.

4. What does George Martin describe as one of his biggest hurts, during the Pepper era?
(a) Paul McCartney found someone else to score "She's Leaving Home", because of a minor scheduling conflict.
(b) He was not invited to be on the cover of the "Sergeant Pepper" album.
(c) He and his first wife divorced.
(d) John Lennon found someone else to score "Day in the Life", because of a minor scheduling conflict.

5. The title of the book and of Chapter 4 is a pun on what Beatles song?
(a) "All You Need Is Love".
(b) "Ears Are All You Need".
(c) "Love Is All You Need".
(d) "All You Need Is Tears".

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?

2. In Chapter 10, which Beatle does George Martin describe as an aural Salvador Dali?

3. What password did the Beatles invent, to warn each other about dubious fans approaching?

4. George Martin perceived which Beatle to be the leader of the group, early in their relationship, as described in Chapter 7?

5. The composer Bach trudged hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to meet which other musician, according to George Martin in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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