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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George Martin describe as a lifetime ambition in Chapter 12, unfulfilled when the book was written?
(a) Writing music for the ballet.
(b) Becoming a grandfather.
(c) Becoming an Impressionist painter.
(d) Recording an album featuring himself as the vocalist.

2. Why was George Martin shocked when he viewed "Crooks Anonymous", a film that he scored?
(a) His movie score had been replaced with someone else's.
(b) The vocal track had been removed from the song that played during the opening credits.
(c) The balance between percussion and other instruments was all wrong.
(d) The music was out of sync with the action.

3. Regarding orchestration, what does George Martin offer as the secret to good string writing?
(a) Writing all parts close to the piano's middle C.
(b) Writing for four parts, as if for four human voices.
(c) Writing a separate part for each musician.
(d) Writing as if for a piano, with parts for left and right hands.

4. As described in Chapter 10, the British Post Office prevented the Mastersingers from singing a choral version of what?
(a) The history of British stamps.
(b) The telephone directory.
(c) Postal employee regulations.
(d) Addresses of government officials.

5. In the 1950s studios had A&R men, meaning what?
(a) Audio and Recording men.
(b) Acoustic and Reverberation men.
(c) Artists and Repertoire men.
(d) Assimilation and Recruitment men.

6. The song, "Pepperland Laid Waste", appears on which Beatles album?"
(a) "Help!"
(b) "Yellow Submarine".
(c) "Revolver".
(d) "Sergeant Pepper".

7. What was the first difference George Martin noticed at Capitol Studios in America, as compared to Abbey Road, as described in Chapter 8?
(a) Capitol had better compressors.
(b) Capitol had no compressors.
(c) The monitor level in the Capitol control room was much louder than at Abbey Road.
(d) The monitor level in the Capitol control room was much lower than at Abbey Road.

8. What did George Martin believe would replace discs played by needles, at the time his book was written?
(a) Discs scanned by x-ray.
(b) Tapes scanned by laser beam.
(c) Mp3 technology.
(d) Discs scanned by laser beam.

9. What did George Martin predict would happen soon after publication of "All You Need Is Ears", regarding holography?
(a) Holographic music.
(b) Stereo transmission.
(c) Full-color transmission.
(d) Holographic discs.

10. Which Beatle sang the title song in the James Bond film scored by George Martin?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) Ringo Starr.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Paul McCartney.

11. As described early in Chapter 8, what was one of the main reasons George Martin enjoyed working with the Beatles?
(a) He became a multi-millionaire.
(b) He earned the respect of his mentors.
(c) Their success allowed him to retire early.
(d) Their success won him artistic freedom.

12. In what city were the Beatles trapped in an overloaded elevator?
(a) Denver.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Louis.

13. Engelbert Humperdinck's single, "Release Me," prevented which double-A-side Beatles record from reaching number one?
(a) "Penny Lane" and "Paperback Writer".
(b) "Yesterday" and "Strawberry Fields".
(c) "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields".
(d) "Paperback Writer" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".

14. What password did the Beatles invent, to warn each other about dubious fans approaching?
(a) Cripples.
(b) Meanies.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Gizmo.

15. George Martin wrote the musical score for which Michael Caine film, following the success of "Yellow Submarine"?
(a) "The Man Who Would Be King".
(b) "Gambit".
(c) "Pulp".
(d) "Alfie".

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in Chapter 8, in what year did George Martin make his first trip to America?

2. George Martin's new business, AIR, is an acronym for what?

3. George Martin and his second wife, Judy Lockhart-Smith, attended the Beatles' fancy dress party for "Magical Mystery Tour" as what characters?

4. How far above the original floor does the studio floor at AIR's first studio float?

5. During the Beatles' first visit to America, according to George Martin in Chapter 9, what did some middle-aged men on Fifth Avenue wear to show they were in tune?

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