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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Martin's inspiration for AIR's second studio was The Manor, owned by whom?
(a) Mike Oldfield.
(b) Rupert Neve.
(c) Phil Ramon.
(d) Richard Branson.

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

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

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

5. What does George Martin describe as one of his biggest hurts, during the Pepper era?
(a) Paul McCartney found someone else to score "She's Leaving Home", because of a minor scheduling conflict.
(b) He was not invited to be on the cover of the "Sergeant Pepper" album.
(c) He and his first wife divorced.
(d) John Lennon found someone else to score "Day in the Life", because of a minor scheduling conflict.

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

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

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

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

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

11. George Martin states, throughout "All You Need Is Ears", that major change comes to the recording industry at what general interval of time?
(a) Every ten years.
(b) Every twenty-five years.
(c) Every fifteen years.
(d) Every twenty years.

12. How does George Martin describe the result, when a recording is overcompressed?
(a) The volume of the recording is too low.
(b) Punching holes in the sound.
(c) Background noise, as air enters and leaves the studio.
(d) Echoes on the track.

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

14. The Beatles' friend, Magic Alex, came up with what hypothetical invention to replace lights?
(a) A spray-on wall paint that would glow in the dark.
(b) A spray-on wall paint that would glow when connected by two anodes.
(c) A curtain that would glow in the dark.
(d) A curtain that would glow when connected by two anodes.

15. 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) He did not tell them to disobey a fundamental rule.
(b) They were told not to tune their instruments.
(c) They were told not to listen to their neighbors.
(d) They were told not to sit in their usual seats, but to mix the different sections of the orchestra.

Short Answer Questions

1. George Martin wrote the musical score for which Michael Caine film, following the success of "Yellow Submarine"?

2. The "Yellow Submarine" story was written by Erich Segal, who later found fame with what novel-turned-film?

3. In Chapter 12, George Martin reveals that he uses his collection of gold, silver, and platinum discs for what purpose?

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

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

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