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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. 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 add seventeen 32s together.
(d) It will multiply 10 by 32, then multiply 7 by 32, then add the results together.

2. George Martin describes John Lennon and Paul McCartney as the main talent of the Beatles, and describes George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and himself as what?
(a) Marginal talents.
(b) Subsidiary talents.
(c) Overrated talents.
(d) Overshadowed talents.

3. Regarding orchestration, what does George Martin offer as the secret to good string writing?
(a) Writing as if for a piano, with parts for left and right hands.
(b) Writing a separate part for each musician.
(c) Writing all parts close to the piano's middle C.
(d) Writing for four parts, as if for four human voices.

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

5. George Martin's new business, AIR, is an acronym for what?
(a) Associated Independent Records.
(b) Artists Independently Recording.
(c) Artistic Institute of Recording.
(d) Associated Independent Recording.

Short Answer Questions

1. George Martin and his second wife, Judy Lockhart-Smith, attended the Beatles' fancy dress party for "Magical Mystery Tour" as what characters?

2. How many years after George Martin returned to England from America, did he finally receive his requested studio upgrades from EMI?

3. Which Beatle sang the title song in the James Bond film scored by George Martin?

4. What is George Martin's explanation for the song title, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"?

5. What was the first difference George Martin noticed at Capitol Studios in America, as compared to Abbey Road, as described in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss two innovations predicted by George Martin in Chapter 15 that have since become reality.

2. What is George Martin's explanation for the song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", contrary to the popular theory that the song is about LSD?

3. What inspired the Beatles to present "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" as a concept album?

4. Why did the creators of the James Bond film, "Live and Let Die", want someone other than songwriter Paul McCartney to sing the title song?

5. Briefly summarize George Martin's predictions for the future, as of 1979, regarding the use of digital recording.

6. In what way was the construction of the first AIR studio innovative, as described in Chapter 14?

7. In the song, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", how did George Martin achieve his complex hurdy-gurdy effect?

8. Why, as described in Chapter 10, did George Martin become increasingly frustrated with EMI?

9. What album does George Martin consider to be the classic example of what can be achieved by a talented amateur with multi-track equipment?

10. How does George Martin compare multi-track recording to a four-layer cake, as described in Chapter 8?

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