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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Love Me Do" hit what number in the charts?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

2. In Chapter 10 George Martin describes his disappointment with EMI, due to their unwillingness to pay him a bonus, using what British turn of phrase?
(a) Let's blow this pop-stand.
(b) Sod this for a lark.
(c) Blow this for a lark.
(d) Sod this for a game of soldiers.

3. Who was the first president of the London Baroque Society?
(a) George Martin.
(b) Peter Ustinov.
(c) Dr. Karl Oskar.
(d) Oscar Preuss.

4. In filmmaking, what is a click track?
(a) A separate track featuring a click sound every so many frames of film, used to synchronize the musical score.
(b) A technique used to speed up or slow film speed.
(c) A special type of percussion, adding excitement to a scene.
(d) A separate track used to absorb extraneous noises from the soundtrack.

5. In Chapter 1, Eric Harrison advised George Martin to do what?
(a) Reenlist in the Fleet Air Arm.
(b) Send some of his compositions to the Committee for the Promotion of New Music.
(c) Audition before the Committee for the Promotion of New Music.
(d) Reenlist in the Royal Air Arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to George Martin in Chapter 2, what was the great challenge faced by classical composers in the late twentieth century?

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

3. In the 1950s studios had A&R men, meaning what?

4. Regarding the family flat where George Martin lived as a boy, which of the following is true?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, who offered George Martin a job?

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