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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 many years after George Martin returned to England from America, did he finally receive his requested studio upgrades from EMI?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. Why was George Martin shocked when he viewed "Crooks Anonymous", a film that he scored?
(a) The vocal track had been removed from the song that played during the opening credits.
(b) The music was out of sync with the action.
(c) The balance between percussion and other instruments was all wrong.
(d) His movie score had been replaced with someone else's.

3. As described in Chapter 10, the British Post Office prevented the Mastersingers from singing a choral version of what?
(a) The history of British stamps.
(b) Postal employee regulations.
(c) Addresses of government officials.
(d) The telephone directory.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 12, where did George Martin first meet the then-unknown composer, Randy Newman?
(a) A piano bar in Los Angeles.
(b) A recording studio in London.
(c) A musical factory in Hollywood.
(d) A party in the Caribbean.

5. Which group of painters is George Martin's favorite?
(a) The Expressionists.
(b) The Humanists.
(c) The Impressionists.
(d) The Realists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the recording studio, what is the function of the compressor?

2. Engelbert Humperdinck's single, "Release Me," prevented which double-A-side Beatles record from reaching number one?

3. In what year was "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" recorded?

4. During the Beatles' first trip to America, why did Alan Livingston attempt to keep George Martin away from press conferences and the limelight?

5. How does George Martin describe the result, when a recording is overcompressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which is the only Beatles film not scored by George Martin, and why?

2. What aspects of Dick Lester's direction does George Martin most admire, in the Beatles' film, "A Hard Day's Night"?

3. In Chapter 11, George Martin expresses his naivety regarding what activities of the Beatles?

4. What sorts of diversions did the Beatles create, in order to get in and out of their hotel rooms in the U.S.?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What sites did George Martin consider for AIR's second studio, a residential complex, and where was it ultimately constructed?

9. As explained in Chapter 13, how does George Martin respond when asked how to become a successful record producer?

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

(see the answer keys)

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