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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. The "Yellow Submarine" story was written by Erich Segal, who later found fame with what novel-turned-film?
(a) "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".
(b) "Love Story".
(c) "The Exorcist".
(d) "Jaws".

2. Which Beatle sang the title song in the James Bond film scored by George Martin?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) Ringo Starr.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) John Lennon.

3. In what year did George Martin receive the Britannia Award for being the top British record producer of the past twenty-five years?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1972.

4. In what city were the Beatles trapped in an overloaded elevator?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Denver.
(d) St. Louis.

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) Small strips of tape, cut apart and spliced in random order.
(b) Piccolo trumpets.
(c) A dilruba.
(d) Orchestral music played backwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1950s studios had A&R men, meaning what?

2. While orchestrating the film, "The Family Way", what compromise did George Martin reach with John Boulting?

3. In Chapter 12, George Martin reveals that he uses his collection of gold, silver, and platinum discs for what purpose?

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

5. What was the first movie scored by George Martin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficulties were presented by John Lennon's request that George Martin fuse together two unique versions of "Strawberry Fields Forever"?

2. Briefly describe the controversy surrounding John Lennon's comparison of the Beatles and Jesus.

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

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

5. How is a compressor used in a recording studio?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What, according to George Martin, is the best way to orchestrate for strings?

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