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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For which movie did George Martin receive his first and only Academy Award nomination?
(a) "Live and Let Die".
(b) "Help!"
(c) "Goldfinger".
(d) "A Hard Day's Night".

3. George Martin converted a house in what New England town into a recording studio, to record Sea Train?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Marblehead.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Braintree.

4. As described in Chapter 14, AIR built its first studio where?
(a) A yacht formerly owned by the Yugoslavian government.
(b) At the top of an old department store in London, in what was once a restaurant for the gentry.
(c) A house in New England.
(d) A private area in the Caribbean.

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

6. While recording the twenty-four-bar climax for "A Day in the Life", George Martin told the orchestra to disobey a fundamental rule by doing what?
(a) They were told not to sit in their usual seats, but to mix the different sections of the orchestra.
(b) They were told not to tune their instruments.
(c) He did not tell them to disobey a fundamental rule.
(d) They were told not to listen to their neighbors.

7. When ADT was first applied to John Lennon's voice, what made-up phrase did George Martin use to describe the mechanics?
(a) Double-flanged sploshing bifurcator.
(b) Triple-tracked sploshing flange.
(c) Triple-sploshing bifurcated flange.
(d) Double-bifurcated sploshing flange.

8. In Chapter 12, George Martin reveals that he uses his collection of gold, silver, and platinum discs for what purpose?
(a) They paper the walls of one room in his house.
(b) They adorn the side walls of his shelving units.
(c) He sells them in order to maintain and upgrade his studios.
(d) He donates them to music schools to inspire young people.

9. After how many attempts, as described in Chapter 9, did Capitol Records agree to release Beatles records?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

10. What record, produced by George Martin, was the first record taken to the moon?
(a) "Icarus", by Winter Consort.
(b) "Yesterday", by the Beatles.
(c) "She's Leaving Home", by the Beatles.
(d) "Tubular Bells", by Mike Oldfield.

11. After completion of AIR's first studio, what sort of studio did George Martin next want to create?
(a) A total environment studio.
(b) A total immersion studio.
(c) A traveling environment studio.
(d) A traveling immersion studio.

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

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

14. What sound near the end of "Good Morning" sounded remarkably like the guitar at the beginning of "Sergeant Pepper", allowing for an easy fusion of "Good Morning" and the "Sergeant Pepper Reprise"?
(a) A baby crying.
(b) A man laughing.
(c) A horse neighing.
(d) A chicken clucking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On George Harrison's "Within You Without You", what Indian violin is featured?

2. In the movie, "Yellow Submarine", what sound effect did George Martin contrive for the enormous monster that sucked up the yellow submarine and, eventually, the movie screen?

3. Which Beatles movie was produced with no assistance from George Martin?

4. Regarding orchestration, what does George Martin offer as the secret to good string writing?

5. What was the first movie scored by George Martin?

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