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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What album does George Martin cite, in Chapter 12, as the classic example of what a talented amateur can achieve with multi-track recording?
(a) Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells".
(b) Winter Consort's "Icarus".
(c) The Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper".
(d) America's "History".

2. In the recording industry, what does the acronym ADT stand for?
(a) Auditory double-tracking.
(b) Auditory decibel tones.
(c) Artificial double-tones.
(d) Artificial double-tracking.

3. 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?
(a) Skinny-legged pants.
(b) Beatle t-shirts.
(c) Collarless suits.
(d) Beatle wigs.

4. As stated in Chapter 8, in what year did George Martin make his first trip to America?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1968.

5. In the recording studio, what is the function of the compressor?
(a) Protecting the hearing of musicians and engineers.
(b) Allowing the use of a smaller studio.
(c) Providing quiet heating and cooling to the studio.
(d) Lowering the volume of the loudest sounds and enhancing the quietest sounds.

6. At the British Embassy in 1964, what did one Beatle fan do to Ringo Starr?
(a) Propose.
(b) Snip off a piece of his hair.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Steal his wallet.

7. The "Yellow Submarine" story was written by Erich Segal, who later found fame with what novel-turned-film?
(a) "Jaws".
(b) "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".
(c) "Love Story".
(d) "The Exorcist".

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

9. Where did George Martin build his second AIR studio?
(a) Montserrat.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) London.
(d) Yugoslavia.

10. As described in Chapter 10, why did George Martin hesitate to honor John Lennon's request to fuse two versions of "Strawberry Fields"?
(a) They were in different keys and different tempos.
(b) They exemplified two different musical styles.
(c) Fusing the two versions would make the song too long.
(d) The equipment at Abbey Road made such a task nearly impossible.

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

12. During the Beatles' first trip to America, why did Alan Livingston attempt to keep George Martin away from press conferences and the limelight?
(a) Alan Livingston wanted to woo the Beatles away from George Martin.
(b) Alan Livingston had turned the Beatles down four separate times.
(c) Alan Livingston thought George Martin's accent was too thick.
(d) Alan Livingston had turned the Beatles down three separate times.

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

14. How many years after George Martin returned to England from America, did he finally receive his requested studio upgrades from EMI?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

15. As mentioned in Chapter 12, where did George Martin first meet the then-unknown composer, Randy Newman?
(a) A musical factory in Hollywood.
(b) A piano bar in Los Angeles.
(c) A recording studio in London.
(d) A party in the Caribbean.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" recorded?

2. How did the recording tape used at Capitol in 1958 differ from the tape used at Abbey Road?

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

4. In Chapter 10, which Beatle does George Martin describe as an aural Salvador Dali?

5. What does George Martin describe as one of his biggest hurts, during the Pepper era?

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