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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does George Martin say he could not have written Beatles tunes?
(a) He lacked the group's simple approach.
(b) He lacked their rhyming ability.
(c) He could not play the guitar.
(d) He lacked their ability to tell a story through song.

3. During recording sessions, as described in Chapter 5, George Martin and which artist often collapsed into fits of giggles?
(a) Peter Sellers.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Peggy Lee.
(d) George Harrison.

4. What two career paths did George Martin consider before joining the Fleet Air Arm?
(a) Architecture and woodworking.
(b) Architecture and aircraft design.
(c) Aircraft design and baking.
(d) Baking and woodworking.

5. George Martin perceived which Beatle to be the leader of the group, early in their relationship, as described in Chapter 7?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) No one.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) John Lennon.

6. What was the profession of George Martin's father?
(a) Actor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Baker.
(d) Musician.

7. Why did George Martin stop taking piano lessons after only eight lessons?
(a) His mother had a row with his instructor.
(b) The instructor moved away.
(c) His mother died.
(d) The lessons were too expensive.

8. According to George Martin in Chapter 7, Ringo Starr's lack of technical skill was made up for by what?
(a) The rough voice of John Lennon.
(b) Solid technique and individuality.
(c) The sweet voice of Paul McCartney.
(d) Charisma.

9. At the time George Martin took over Parlophone, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, and Peggy Lee were signed with which American label?
(a) Apple.
(b) RCA.
(c) Capitol.
(d) Parlophone.

10. At what age did George Martin join his sister at a convent school?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

11. Chapter 4 opens with George Martin's discussion of what, and its relationship to sound and music?
(a) The economy.
(b) Pop culture.
(c) Art.
(d) Architecture.

12. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?
(a) Overseeing classical music.
(b) Composition.
(c) Sorting scores.
(d) Accounting.

13. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?
(a) The Hotel Georges Deux.
(b) The Hotel Jacques Trois.
(c) The Hotel Georges Cinq.
(d) The Hotel Jacques Cinq.

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

15. George Martin had trouble plugging "Love Me Do" for what reason, as explained in Chapter 7?
(a) The song title seemed trite.
(b) The industry did not approve of the Beatles' longish hair.
(c) The industry was expecting a comedy record from him.
(d) The Beatles were from Liverpool, not London.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was George Martin born?

2. How long after the wedding of George Martin and Sheena, did his mother pass away?

3. George Martin guesses he was how old when his family got a piano?

4. The B-side of the Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" was what?

5. During his first meeting with George Martin, the Beatles' manager said that everyone in Liverpool described them in what way?

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