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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. What was the cause of death of George Martin's mother?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cerebral hemorrhage.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Heart attack.

2. While in the Fleet Air Arm, George Martin was invited to appear on which BBC program?
(a) "Army Marches".
(b) "Benny Hill Show".
(c) "Top of the Pops".
(d) "Navy Mixture".

3. Who created the Beatles' early image, featuring their famous haircuts?
(a) Brian Epstein.
(b) Pete Best.
(c) George Martin.
(d) Sid Coleman.

4. During the original contract between the Beatles and Parlophone, how many titles were the Beatles expected to record?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

5. In Chapter 1, George Martin wanted the Beatles to record two songs in which foreign language?
(a) Italian.
(b) Japanese.
(c) French.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to George Martin in Chapter 7, Ringo Starr's lack of technical skill was made up for by what?

2. Who was the first president of the London Baroque Society?

3. George Martin explains that, in 1954, what was true about singer/songwriters?

4. Who are the two children of George Martin and Sheena?

5. In 1977, how did Paul McCartney compensate for sound differences when performing "Live and Let Die" in concert?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did George Martin's childhood piano lessons end after only eight sessions, and how did he continue to improve his skill?

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

6. What was the atmosphere at Parlophone immediately following the retirement of Oscar Preuss, as described by George Martin at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

8. Whom does George Martin consider to be his fairy godfather, and how did the two meet?

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

10. 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?

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