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

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

3. What problem was discovered at AIR, while Laurence Olivier was recording "Julius Caesar"?
(a) Overly sensitive microphones.
(b) Poor air circulation.
(c) The walls weren't soundproof.
(d) A squeaky floorboard.

4. What was the dream of George Martin's childhood, as revealed in Chapter 12?
(a) Becoming a rock star.
(b) Writing music for films.
(c) Becoming an architect.
(d) Painting like the Impressionists.

5. In the movie, "Yellow Submarine", what sound effect did George Martin contrive for the enormous monster that sucked up the yellow submarine and, eventually, the movie screen?
(a) Piccolo trumpets.
(b) Small strips of tape, cut apart and spliced in random order.
(c) Orchestral music played backwards.
(d) A dilruba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound near the end of "Good Morning" sounded remarkably like the guitar at the beginning of "Sergeant Pepper", allowing for an easy fusion of "Good Morning" and the "Sergeant Pepper Reprise"?

2. What record, produced by George Martin, was the first record taken to the moon?

3. In Chapter 8, in George Martin's layer cake metaphor, what was the fourth layer in a four-track recording?

4. Which group of painters is George Martin's favorite?

5. Why was George Martin shocked when he viewed "Crooks Anonymous", a film that he scored?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How did Capitol Records come to take on the Beatles' records, even though they resisted at first?

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

4. How is a click track used in scoring a film?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was the first film scored by George Martin, and why does he refer to the process as a nightmare?

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