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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At EMI, what did engineer Charlie Anderson do when a photographer wanted to take pictures of a recording artist in the studio?
(a) Rearrange the microphones in impossible ways so no one could study his techniques.
(b) Remove all microphones from the room.
(c) Offer them standard publicity glossies.
(d) Deny their request.

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) Subsidiary talents.
(b) Overrated talents.
(c) Marginal talents.
(d) Overshadowed talents.

3. In Chapter 8, in George Martin's layer cake metaphor, what was the third layer in a four-track recording?
(a) Rhythm, such as drums and bass.
(b) Extra bits, called sweetening.
(c) The lead voice.
(d) Harmonies, such as piano or guitar.

4. 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) Small strips of tape, cut apart and spliced in random order.
(b) A dilruba.
(c) Orchestral music played backwards.
(d) Piccolo trumpets.

5. In Chapter 3, who was mistakenly announced to Oscar Preuss as "Mr. Arse"?
(a) Dr. Karl Haas, head of EMI.
(b) Dr. Karl Oskar, head of EMI.
(c) Dr. Karl Haas, conductor of the London Baroque Ensemble.
(d) Dr. Karl Oskar, conductor of the London Baroque Ensemble.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did George Martin receive the Britannia Award for being the top British record producer of the past twenty-five years?

3. What is the double meaning of the title of Chapter 15?

4. After completion of AIR's first studio, what sort of studio did George Martin next want to create?

5. While orchestrating the film, "The Family Way", what compromise did George Martin reach with John Boulting?

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