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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. At the time George Martin took over Parlophone, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, and Peggy Lee were signed with which American label?
(a) Parlophone.
(b) Apple.
(c) Capitol.
(d) RCA.

2. How much were the Beatles to receive per record in royalties, per their original contract with Parlophone?
(a) Two pennies.
(b) One pound.
(c) One-half pound.
(d) One penny.

3. Who was the manager of the Beatles in 1962?
(a) John Lennon.
(b) Sidney Harrison.
(c) Brian Epstein.
(d) Sid Coleman.

4. Whom does George Martin refer to as his fairy godfather?
(a) Eric Harrison.
(b) Oscar Preuss.
(c) Sidney Harrison.
(d) George Harrison.

5. While George Martin's main instrument was the piano, what was his second instrument at music school?
(a) Oboe.
(b) Flute.
(c) Guitar.
(d) French horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two career paths did George Martin consider before joining the Fleet Air Arm?

2. Chapter 4 opens with George Martin's discussion of what, and its relationship to sound and music?

3. The B-side of the Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" was what?

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

5. Early in Chapter 1, when the Beatles stood up George Martin, where did he find them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does George Martin compare the nature of singer/songwriters in the 1950s, when he started at Parlophone, with the situation in 1979, when "All You Need Is Ears" was published?

2. Why does George Martin value the inability of the human voice to stay completely in tune?

3. What was George Martin's first job at Parlophone, as described in Chapter 3, and what were his primary duties?

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

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

6. Why did George Martin have trouble plugging "Love Me Do", which only reached number 17 on the charts?

7. What was the danger behind the giggling fits of George Martin and Peter Sellers while recording comedy bits at the studio?

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

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

10. Why, according to George Martin in Chapter 2, is pop music not a step down from classical?

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