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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time "All You Need Is Ears" was written, anyone wanting to become a professional record producer had what two options, according to George Martin in Chapter 12?
(a) Attending production school or becoming an independent producer.
(b) Becoming a staff producer with a large company or becoming an independent producer.
(c) Becoming a staff producer with a large company or attending music school.
(d) Attending music school or becoming an independent producer.

2. George Martin wrote the musical score for which James Bond film?
(a) "Live and Let Die".
(b) "Diamonds Are Forever".
(c) "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
(d) "Goldfinger".

3. George Martin witnessed an argument between Frank Sinatra and Voyle Gilmore during his first trip to America, regarding what topic?
(a) Sinatra wanted to record some Beatles tracks.
(b) Sinatra did not like the quality of the studio equipment.
(c) Sinatra wanted to record in London rather than in New York.
(d) Sinatra did not like his newest album cover, featuring a TWA airliner.

4. George Martin and his second wife, Judy Lockhart-Smith, attended the Beatles' fancy dress party for "Magical Mystery Tour" as what characters?
(a) Prince Philip and the Queen.
(b) Peter Sellers and Cilla Black.
(c) A nun and a Cockney costermonger.
(d) Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren.

5. How, according to George Martin, does a computer multiply 17 by 32?
(a) It will multiply 10 by 32, then multiply 7 by 32, then add the results together.
(b) It will multiply 17 by 30, then multiply 17 by 2, then add the results together.
(c) It will add seventeen 30s together, then add seventeen 2s together, then combine the results.
(d) It will add seventeen 32s together.

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

7. What was the first movie scored by George Martin?
(a) "Yellow Submarine".
(b) "The Family Way".
(c) "My Fair Lady".
(d) "Take Me Over".

8. At EMI, what did engineer Charlie Anderson do when a photographer wanted to take pictures of a recording artist in the studio?
(a) Remove all microphones from the room.
(b) Deny their request.
(c) Rearrange the microphones in impossible ways so no one could study his techniques.
(d) Offer them standard publicity glossies.

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

10. In 1979, George Martin predicted the now-common change from analog to what sort of recording?
(a) Dialog.
(b) Mp3.
(c) Sampling.
(d) Digital.

11. 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.

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

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

14. What, for George Martin, was the main advantage of recording on two tracks instead of one?
(a) If a mistake were made on one track, the other track would compensate.
(b) The rhythms and vocals could be recorded separately.
(c) Two vocalists could sing without hearing each other.
(d) Two songs could be recorded on one section of tape.

15. How did the recording tape used at Capitol in 1958 differ from the tape used at Abbey Road?
(a) Capitol used one-inch tape to produce a three-track recording, while Abbey Road used half-inch tape to produce two tracks.
(b) Capitol used half-inch tape to produce a three-track recording, while Abbey Road used quarter-inch tape to produce two tracks.
(c) Capitol used half-inch tape to produce a three-track recording, while Abbey Road used quarter-inch tape to produce three tracks.
(d) Capitol used quarter-inch tape to produce a two-track recording, while Abbey Road used half-inch tape to produce three tracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did George Martin receive the Britannia Award for being the top British record producer of the past twenty-five years?

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

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

4. Members of what group invented an instrument called a Gizmo?

5. What three reasons does George Martin offer for some groups' desire not to work with a producer?

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