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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. What does George Martin describe as one of his biggest hurts, during the Pepper era?
(a) Paul McCartney found someone else to score "She's Leaving Home", because of a minor scheduling conflict.
(b) He was not invited to be on the cover of the "Sergeant Pepper" album.
(c) He and his first wife divorced.
(d) John Lennon found someone else to score "Day in the Life", because of a minor scheduling conflict.

2. During the Beatles' first trip to America, why did Alan Livingston attempt to keep George Martin away from press conferences and the limelight?
(a) Alan Livingston thought George Martin's accent was too thick.
(b) Alan Livingston wanted to woo the Beatles away from George Martin.
(c) Alan Livingston had turned the Beatles down three separate times.
(d) Alan Livingston had turned the Beatles down four separate times.

3. The song, "Pepperland Laid Waste", appears on which Beatles album?"
(a) "Sergeant Pepper".
(b) "Help!"
(c) "Revolver".
(d) "Yellow Submarine".

4. George Martin states, throughout "All You Need Is Ears", that major change comes to the recording industry at what general interval of time?
(a) Every ten years.
(b) Every twenty-five years.
(c) Every twenty years.
(d) Every fifteen years.

5. In Chapter 12, what does George Martin refer to as a "golden treadmill?"
(a) Marriage and divorce.
(b) Writing one film score after another, to the exclusion of any other musical endeavor.
(c) Following one's dreams.
(d) His meteoric journey with the Beatles.

Short Answer Questions

1. While recording the twenty-four-bar climax for "A Day in the Life", George Martin told the orchestra to disobey a fundamental rule by doing what?

2. After completion of AIR's first studio, what sort of studio did George Martin next want to create?

3. In filmmaking, what is a click track?

4. Who was the first artist recorded by George Martin at AIR's first studio?

5. Why did George Martin leave EMI, even though they ultimately agreed to pay him a commission as he requested?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Under what circumstances did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, die?

10. 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?

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