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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did George Martin receive the Britannia Award for being the top British record producer of the past twenty-five years?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1977.

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. On George Harrison's "Within You Without You", what Indian violin is featured?
(a) The charchari.
(b) The chikara.
(c) The dilruba.
(d) The mayuri vina.

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

9. 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) Mp3 technology.
(c) Tapes scanned by laser beam.
(d) Discs scanned by laser beam.

10. In Chapter 10, which Beatle does George Martin describe as an aural Salvador Dali?
(a) Ringo Starr.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) John Lennon.

11. Which small American record label released "She Loves You" after Capitol Records refused?
(a) EMI Records.
(b) Swan Records.
(c) Decca Records.
(d) VJ Records.

12. 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".

13. In what year was "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" recorded?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1970.

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

15. 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?
(a) A dilruba.
(b) Small strips of tape, cut apart and spliced in random order.
(c) Piccolo trumpets.
(d) Orchestral music played backwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of painters is George Martin's favorite?

2. The Beatles' friend, Magic Alex, came up with what hypothetical invention to replace lights?

3. What problem was discovered at AIR, while Laurence Olivier was recording "Julius Caesar"?

4. In Chapter 8, in George Martin's layer cake metaphor, what was the third layer in a four-track recording?

5. George Martin converted a house in what New England town into a recording studio, to record Sea Train?

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