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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Early in the Beatles' saga, who was the assistant to Neil Aspinall?
(a) Brian Epstein.
(b) George Martin.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) Mal Evans.

2. What was the name of George Martin's first band?
(a) The Waverleys.
(b) The Quavers.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Four Tune Tellers.

3. The Beatles first signed with which publisher in America?
(a) Dick Clark.
(b) Pete Best.
(c) Dick James.
(d) Brian Epstein.

4. Who was the sidekick of Jakka the space-boy, a comedic character recorded by George Martin?
(a) A three-legged cat.
(b) Jenna the space-girl.
(c) Jakka had no sidekick.
(d) A five-legged dog.

5. What was George Martin's complaint, in Chapter 4, regarding a beautiful villa in Portugal?
(a) Curved walls that made him dizzy.
(b) Poor acoustics.
(c) Lack of equipment for playing music.
(d) Too much furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Love Me Do" hit what number in the charts?

2. When George Martin was a child, his grandmother lived where?

3. What is the mathematical relationship between middle A, the octave above middle A, and the octave below middle A on a standard piano?

4. On what date did the Beatles gather to record their first record?

5. The composer Bach trudged hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to meet which other musician, according to George Martin in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does George Martin describe the collaborative writing style of John Lennon and Paul McCartney?

2. Describe the flat George Martin grew up in, especially its sparse amenities.

3. What is the strong warning behind George Martin's pun on a Beatles song, "All You Need Is Ears"?

4. What was George Martin's first musical love, and what did he do to understand its construction, as described in Chapter 2?

5. Why did the Beatles stand up George Martin in 1964, as described in Chapter 1?

6. Briefly describe George Martin's first meeting with the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, in 1962.

7. Why did George Martin turn down Dick James' offer to take on a share in his company?

8. What were George Martin's early life experiences with the piano and performing in general?

9. Briefly summarize George Martin's experience at the Guildhall School of Music.

10. Early in Chapter 1, why were the Beatles in Paris?

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