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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 group of painters is George Martin's favorite?
(a) The Impressionists.
(b) The Humanists.
(c) The Realists.
(d) The Expressionists.
2. While orchestrating the film, "The Family Way", what compromise did George Martin reach with John Boulting?
(a) George Martin would score the film if Paul McCartney would write the title song.
(b) They agreed to use a click track if they could not keep things synchronized manually.
(c) George Martin would score the film only if Cilla Black would sing the title song.
(d) If the recording session at the Boulting's Shepperton studio was lacking, another recording would be made at CTS.
3. What happened to many of the labels at EMI, following World War II, according to George Martin?
(a) Many were diminished or decimated.
(b) Most moved to America.
(c) They dismissed pop music as a mere fad, thus losing their position in the industry.
(d) They moved from the recording business to television.
4. What was the name of George Martin's first band?
(a) The Quavers.
(b) The Waverleys.
(c) The Four Tune Tellers.
(d) The Beatles.
5. George Martin witnessed an argument between Frank Sinatra and Voyle Gilmore during his first trip to America, regarding what topic?
(a) Sinatra did not like his newest album cover, featuring a TWA airliner.
(b) Sinatra wanted to record some Beatles tracks.
(c) Sinatra wanted to record in London rather than in New York.
(d) Sinatra did not like the quality of the studio equipment.
Short Answer Questions
1. In 1964, what function did Neil Aspinall perform for the Beatles?
2. "Love Me Do" hit what number in the charts?
3. Who were the four Beatles who first met with George Martin in 1962?
4. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
5. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?
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