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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 associate died from an accidental overdose in August 1967?
(a) Pete Best.
(b) Brian Epstein.
(c) Neil Aspinall.
(d) Magic Alex.

2. In Chapter 1, which two songs did George Martin want the Beatles to record in a foreign language?
(a) "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
(b) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Yesterday".
(c) "Yesterday" and "Ticket to Ride".
(d) "Ticket to Ride" and "She Loves You".

3. As described in Chapter 4, what are bass traps?
(a) Chimney-like objects used to absorb bass frequencies.
(b) Devices for altering the frequency of bass guitars.
(c) Special strings for bass guitars, featuring extra vibration.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, George Martin went to Abbey Road to visit which studio?
(a) Regal Zonophone.
(b) Apple.
(c) EMI.
(d) Columbia.

5. Which group of painters is George Martin's favorite?
(a) The Impressionists.
(b) The Humanists.
(c) The Realists.
(d) The Expressionists.

Short Answer Questions

1. George Martin states, throughout "All You Need Is Ears", that major change comes to the recording industry at what general interval of time?

2. George Martin states that pop music is not a step down from classical, for what reason?

3. In what year did the Beatles first reach number one in America?

4. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?

5. Who were the four Beatles who first met with George Martin in 1962?

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