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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. Why did George Martin stop taking piano lessons after only eight lessons?
(a) His mother had a row with his instructor.
(b) The lessons were too expensive.
(c) His mother died.
(d) The instructor moved away.

2. Before George Martin joined the Fleet Air Arm he worked briefly at what occupation?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Baker.
(c) Dishwasher.
(d) Surveyor.

3. In Chapter 3, who was mistakenly announced to Oscar Preuss as "Mr. Arse"?
(a) Dr. Karl Oskar, conductor of the London Baroque Ensemble.
(b) Dr. Karl Oskar, head of EMI.
(c) Dr. Karl Haas, conductor of the London Baroque Ensemble.
(d) Dr. Karl Haas, head of EMI.

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

5. In Chapter 7, George Martin reflects that what decision cost him millions of pounds?
(a) Turning down an offer to buy a share in Dick Clark Music.
(b) Selling his rights to the Beatles catalog to Michael Jackson.
(c) Refusing to publish the Beatles' music worldwide.
(d) Turning down an offer to buy a share in Dick James Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Chapter 4, what are bass traps?

2. The Beatles first signed with which publisher in America?

3. George Martin had trouble plugging "Love Me Do" for what reason, as explained in Chapter 7?

4. Who was the manager of the Beatles in 1962?

5. Early in Chapter 3, what was George Martin's job at Parlophone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events led to the purchase of Capitol Records by Sir Joseph Lockwood, and what artists did EMI gain as a result of the purchase?

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

3. As described at the end of Chapter 5, what embarrassing and untactful conversation did George Martin have with the director of the Scottish Festival of Male Voice Praise?

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

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

6. Why was George Martin gradually disenchanted with EMI by the end of Chapter 3, and what happened when he announced his plan to accept a position elsewhere?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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